Exodus 23:8

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Darby Translation

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

7Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

9And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:17For Jehovah your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;

1 Samuel 8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

Psalms 26:10In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

Proverbs 17:8A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

Proverbs 19:4Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

Isaiah 1:13Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me, new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.

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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