Exodus 23:8
New American Standard Bible
8 “(A)You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and [a]subverts the cause of the just.
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- Exodus 23:8 Or distorts the words
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.
Exodus 23:8
King James Version
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Proverbs 17:23
New American Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly
Proverbs 17:23
New International Version
Proverbs 17:23
King James Version
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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Ecclesiastes 7:7
New American Standard Bible
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- Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys
Ecclesiastes 7:7
New International Version
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(A) corrupts the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
King James Version
7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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