Exodus 23:8

“¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the words of the righteous.”

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Other Translations for Exodus 23:8

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

"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

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

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Webster's Bible

You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
- World English Bible

`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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