Exodus 23:8

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

KJV

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

ASV

And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

BBE

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

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

In the law of Moses are very plain marks of sound moral feeling, and of true political wisdom. Every thing in it is suited to the desired and avowed object, the worship of one only God, and the separation of Israel from the pagan world. Neither parties, friends, witnesses, nor common opinions, must move us to lessen great faults, to aggravate small ones, excuse offenders, accuse the innocent, or misrepresent any thing.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.