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

⁸And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

⁶Many curry favor with a ruler,^(A)
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)

⁶Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

New International Version (NIV)