Exodus 23:8
King James Version (KJV)
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In context
6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Exodus 23:8 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists 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.