17 (A)For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the (B)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, (C)who does not show partiality, nor (D)take a bribe.

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17 For the Lord your God is God of gods(A) and Lord of lords,(B) the great God, mighty and awesome,(C) who shows no partiality(D) and accepts no bribes.(E)

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19 (A)You shall not distort justice, (B)you shall not [a]show partiality; and (C)you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.

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  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit recognize faces

19 Do not pervert justice(A) or show partiality.(B) Do not accept a bribe,(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.

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27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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A (A)bribe is a [a]charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of favor

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

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22 (A)Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine,
And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,
23 (B)Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And (C)take away the [a]rights of the ones who are in the right!

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  1. Isaiah 5:23 Lit justice

22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine(A)
    and champions at mixing drinks,(B)
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(C)
    but deny justice(D) to the innocent.(E)

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