Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Holman Bible
You must not take a bribe,
International Standard Version
You are not to take a bribe because a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and distorts the words of the righteous.
A Conservative Version
And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Amplified
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
Bible in Basic English
Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou shalt not take a gift; for the gift will blind the seeing, and will pervert just words.
King James 2000
And you shall take no bribe: for the bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes [the] sighted blind and ruins [the] words of [the] righteous.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.
NET Bible
"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a bribe, shalt thou not take, - for the bribe, blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Webster
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
World English Bible
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
Youngs Literal Translation
And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Themes
Blindness » What blinds people
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
Topics
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Laqach
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 23:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Regarding Justice
7 Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. 8 And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous. 9 Also you shall not oppress a stranger. For you know the heart of a stranger, since you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.
Psalm 26:10
in whose hands is a plot, and their right hand is full of a bribe.
Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he is prudent.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For Jehovah your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, the mighty, and a terrible God, who does not respect persons nor take a bribe.
1 Samuel 12:3
Behold, here I am. Witness against me before Jehovah and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I received a bribe, to blind my eyes with it? And I will restore it to you.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly!
Ezekiel 22:12
In you they have taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken usury and increase, and you gained by extortion of your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me, says the Lord Jehovah.
Hosea 4:18
Their drink is sour; they are continually fornicating; her rulers dearly love shame.
Amos 5:12
For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.
Micah 7:3
Both hands are on evil, to do it well. The ruler asks for a bribe, and the judge also; and the great man speaks the evil desire of his soul. So they weave it together.