Exodus 23:8

Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

9Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, strong in power and greatly to be feared, who has no respect for any man's position and takes no rewards:

1 Samuel 8:3And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

Psalms 26:10In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

Proverbs 17:8An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

Proverbs 19:4Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

Isaiah 1:13Give me no more false offerings; the smoke of burning flesh is disgusting to me, so are your new moons and Sabbaths and your holy meetings.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10

Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help… Read the whole commentary →

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