Exodus 23:8
"And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous."
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- Deuteronomy 16:19
"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."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 17:23
"A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 5:23
"Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 15:27
"He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 8:3
"And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 26:10
"In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 7:7
"Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart."
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 10:17
"For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:"
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 22:12
"In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 12:3
"Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you."
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