Exodus 23:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:19 : 19 You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
  • Ps 26:10 : 10 In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, strong in power and greatly to be feared, who has no respect for any man's position and takes no rewards:
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.
  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.
  • Isa 1:13 : 13 Give me no more false offerings; the smoke of burning flesh is disgusting to me, so are your new moons and Sabbaths and your holy meetings.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.
  • Hos 4:18 : 18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 16:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    19 You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

    20 Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Prov 17:23
    80%

    23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

  • Eccl 7:7
    76%

    7 The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

  • Exod 23:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

    7 Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

  • Isa 5:23
    75%

    23 Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

  • Prov 17:8
    74%

    8 An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

  • Deut 24:17
    74%

    17 Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

  • 2 Chr 19:7
    73%

    7 So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

  • Isa 33:15
    72%

    15 He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

  • Prov 29:4
    72%

    4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

  • Prov 18:5
    72%

    5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

  • Lev 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.

    15 Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

    2 Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

    3 But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

  • Isa 1:23
    71%

    23 Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

  • Ps 26:10
    71%

    10 In whose hands are evil designs, and whose right hands take money for judging falsely.

  • Ezek 22:12
    70%

    12 In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.

  • Matt 23:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.

    19 You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

  • Prov 24:23
    70%

    23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

  • Prov 23:6
    69%

    6 Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21 It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

  • Lev 22:25
    69%

    25 And from one who is not an Israelite you may not take any of these for an offering to the Lord; for they are unclean, there is a mark on them, and the Lord will not be pleased with them.

  • Exod 23:9
    69%

    9 Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.

  • Prov 6:35
    68%

    35 He will not take any payment; and he will not make peace with you though your money offerings are increased.

  • Prov 21:7
    68%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Deut 27:25
    68%

    25 Cursed is he who for a reward puts to death one who has done no wrong. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • 1 Sam 12:4
    68%

    4 And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

  • Deut 13:8
    68%

    8 Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

  • Deut 25:13
    68%

    13 Do not have in your bag different weights, a great and a small;

  • Prov 21:14
    68%

    14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

  • Lev 19:35
    67%

    35 Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.

  • Job 17:4
    67%

    4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

  • Lev 25:37
    67%

    37 Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.

  • Jer 22:17
    67%

    17 But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

  • Ezek 16:33
    67%

    33 They give payment to all loose women: but you give rewards to your lovers, offering them payment so that they may come to you on every side for your cheap love.

  • Ps 37:21
    67%

    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

  • Prov 22:22
    67%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

  • Prov 23:10
    67%

    10 Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

  • Prov 22:26
    67%

    26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

  • Prov 23:23
    67%

    23 Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

  • Ezek 18:8
    67%

    8 And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

  • Jer 7:8
    67%

    8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.