Exodus 23:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 You must not take a bribe,(A) for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words[a] of the righteous.
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- Exodus 23:8 Or and subverts the cause
Exodus 23:8
New International Version
8 “Do not accept a bribe,(A) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Proverbs 17:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(A)—
both are detestable to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:15
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Isaiah 1:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(A)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(C)
Isaiah 1:23
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Isaiah 33:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,(A)
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots[a]
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil[b](B)—
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:15 Lit to bloods
- Isaiah 33:15 Lit eyes from seeing evil
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