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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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B)
Deuteronomy 16:18
King James Version
18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
New International Version
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.
Deuteronomy 16:19
King James Version
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.
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Deuteronomy 27:25
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25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”(A)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Deuteronomy 27:25
King James Version
25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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1 Samuel 8:1
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Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 8:1 Traditionally judges
1 Samuel 8:1
King James Version
8 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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1 Samuel 8:3
New International Version
3 But his sons(A) did not follow his ways. They turned aside(B) after dishonest gain and accepted bribes(C) and perverted(D) justice.
1 Samuel 8:3
King James Version
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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Job 15:34
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Job 15:34
King James Version
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
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