Exodus 23:8
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.Select Exodus 23:6
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Select Exodus 23:7
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Select Exodus 23:8
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Select Exodus 23:9
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:Select Exodus 23:10
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WEB
23:8 “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
ASV
23:8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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