8And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.


In Context

5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him.

6 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

7 Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

8 And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

9 And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in its produce;

Exodus 23:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:8"Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:8Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8|You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:8And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:8And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.