Exodus 23:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
In context
6 You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
10 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
Exodus 23:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- KJV King James Version
- And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- WEB World English Bible
- “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.