Exodus 23:8 · KJV
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}”
— Exodus 23:8
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}
Exodus 23 — Context
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. {words: or, matters}
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked {man} taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Isaiah 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Psalms 26:10
In whose hands {is} mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. {full...: Heb. filled with}
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God {is} God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
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