Exodus 23:8

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Exodus 23:8 New International Version (NIV)

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

Exodus 23:8 The Message (MSG)

“Don’t take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.

Exodus 23:8 King James Version (KJV)

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

Exodus 23:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

Exodus 23:8 New Century Version (NCV)

“You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court, because such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.

Exodus 23:8 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Exodus 23:8 New King James Version (NKJV)

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

Exodus 23:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)

“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.

Exodus 23:8 New Living Translation (NLT)

“Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

Exodus 23:8 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.