Exodus 23:8 - Compare All Versions
Exodus 23:8 MSG (The Message)
“Don’t take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.
Exodus 23:8 KJV (King James Version)
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Exodus 23:8 NCV (New Century Version)
“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 ASV (American Standard Version)
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 NIVUK (New International Version (Anglicised))
‘Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Exodus 23:8 NKJV (New King James Version)
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“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 NLT (New Living Translation)
“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 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.