Exodus 23:8

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Thou shalt not take giftes: for giftes blinde euen them yt are sharpe of sight, & wraist the righteous causes.

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  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest the lawe. Thou shalt knowe no personne also, ner take giftes. For giftes blynde the eyes of ye wyse, & peruerte ye righteous causes.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 These gyue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condemne the iust cause of the rightuous.
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 Liberalite is a precious stone vnto him that hath it, for where so euer he becometh, he prospereth.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 Neuertheles his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but enclyned vnto couetousnes, & toke giftes, & wraysted the lawe.
  • Ps 26:10 : 10 In whose hondes is wickednesse, and their right honde is full of giftes.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORDE yor God is God of all goddes, & LORDE ouer all lordes, a greate God, mightie & terryble, which regardeth no personne, & taketh no giftes
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Beholde, here am I: answere ye agaynst me before the RORDE and his anoynted, yf I haue taken eny mans oxe or asse, yf I haue done eny man violence or wronge, If I haue oppressed eny ma, yf I haue receaued a gifte of eny mans hande, and kepte it secretly, I wil restore it you agayne.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.
  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Who so doeth wronge, maketh a wyse man to go out of his witt, and destroyeth a gentle hert.
  • Isa 1:13 : 13 Offre me no mo oblacions, for it is but lost laboure. I abhorre youre incense. I maye not awaye with youre newmoones, youre Sabbathes and solempne dayes. Youre fastinges are also in vayne.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 Yee giftes haue bene receaued in the, to shed bloude. Thou hast taken vsury & encreace, thou hast oppressed thy neghbours by extorcion, and forgotten me, saieth the LORDE God.
  • Hos 4:18 : 18 Their dronckenesse hath put the backe, & brought them to whordome. Their rulers loue rewardes, brynge (saye they,) to their owne shame.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 as for the multitude of youre wickednesses and youre stoute synnes, I knowe them right well. Enemies are ye off the rightuous, ye take rewardes, ye oppresse the poore in iudgment.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 yet they saye they do well, when they do euell. As the prince wil, so sayeth the iudge: yt he maye do him a pleasure agayne. The greate ma speaketh what his herte desyreth, & ye hearers alowe him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 86%

    19 Thou shalt not wrest the lawe. Thou shalt knowe no personne also, ner take giftes. For giftes blynde the eyes of ye wyse, & peruerte ye righteous causes.

    20 Loke what righte is, yt shalt thou folowe, that thou mayest lyue & possesse the londe, which the LORDE thy God shal geue the.

  • 23 The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.

  • 7 Who so doeth wronge, maketh a wyse man to go out of his witt, and destroyeth a gentle hert.

  • Exod 23:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 Thou shalt not wraist the righte of thy poore in his cause.

    7 Kepe the farre from false matters. The innocent and righteous shalt thou not sley, for I iustifie not ye vngodly.

  • 23 These gyue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condemne the iust cause of the rightuous.

  • 8 Liberalite is a precious stone vnto him that hath it, for where so euer he becometh, he prospereth.

  • 17 Thou shalt not wrest the righte of the straunger and of the fatherlesse. And ye wedowes rayment shalt thou not take to pledge:

  • 7 therfore let the feare of the LORDE be with you, and bewarre, and do it: for with the LORDE oure God there is no vnrighteousnes, ner respecte of personnes, ner acceptinge of giftes.

  • 27 The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

  • 15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.

  • 4 With true iudgment ye kynge setteth vp the londe, but yf he be a man yt taketh giftes, he turneth it vpsyde downe.

  • 5 It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

  • Lev 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf. Thou shalt put no stomblynge blocke before ye blinde, but shalt feare thy God: for I am the LORDE.

    15 Ye shall not deale wrongeously in iudgment, nether shal ye accepte the personne of the poore, ner honoure the parsonne of the greate, but thou shalt iudge thy neghboure righteously.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Thou shalt not accepte a vayne tale, that thou woldest manteyne the vngodly, and be a false wytnesse.

    2 Thou shalt not folowe the multitude vnto euell, ner answere at the lawe that thou woldest (to folowe the multitude) turne a syde from the right.

    3 Thou shalt not paynte a poore mas cause.

  • 23 Thy prynces are traytours and companyons of theues. They loue giftes altogether, and folowe rewardes. As for the fatherles, they helpe him not to his right, nether wil they let the wydowes causes come before them.

  • 10 In whose hondes is wickednesse, and their right honde is full of giftes.

  • 12 Yee giftes haue bene receaued in the, to shed bloude. Thou hast taken vsury & encreace, thou hast oppressed thy neghbours by extorcion, and forgotten me, saieth the LORDE God.

  • 70%

    18 And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye.

    19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge?

  • 23 These are also ye saieges of ye wyse. It is not good, to haue respecte of any personne in iudgmet.

  • 6 Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,

  • 21 To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred.

  • 25 Morouer ye shall offre no bred vnto youre God of a straungers hande: for it is marred of him, and he hath a deformite, therfore shal it not be accepted for you.

  • 9 Ye shall not oppresse a straunger, for ye knowe the hert of straungers, for so moch as ye youre selues also haue bene straungers in the londe of Egipte.

  • 35 no though thou woldest ofre him greate giftes to make amendes, he will not receaue them.

  • 7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruccion, for they wolde not do the thynge that was right.

  • 25 Cursed be he, that receaueth giftes to slaye the soule of innocent bloude. And all the people shal saye, Amen.

  • 4 They saide: Thou hast done vs nether violence ner wronge, nether oppressed, ner taken ought of eny mans hande.

  • 8 consente not vnto him, and herke not vnto him. Thine eye also shal not pytie him, and thou shalt haue no compassion vpon him, ner kepe him secrete, but shalt cause him to be slayne:

  • 13 Thou shalt not haue in yi bagg two maner of weightes, a greate and a small.

  • 14 A preuy rewarde pacifieth displeasure, and a gifte in the bosome stilleth furiousnesse.

  • 35 Ye shal not deale wrogeously in iudgmet, with meteyarde, with weight, with measure:

  • 4 Thou hast withholde their hertes from vnderstodinge, therfore shall they not be set vp an hye.

  • 37 For thou shalt not lende him yi money vpon vsury, ner delyuer him thy meate vpon vauntage.

  • 17 Neuertheles, as for thine eyes and thine herte, they loke vpon covetousnesse, to shed innocent bloude, to do wronge and violence.

  • 33 Giftes are geuen to all other whores, but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers: & offrest them giftes, to come vnto the out of all places, & to committe fornicacio with the.

  • 21 The vngodly boroweth and paieth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercifull & liberall.

  • 22 Se yt thou robbe not ye poore because he is weake, and oppresse not ye simple in iudgment:

  • 10 Remoue not ye olde lande marke, and come not within ye felde of the fatherlesse:

  • 26 Be not thou one of them yt bynde ther hande vpo promyse, and are suertie for dett:

  • 23 Labor for to get ye treuth: sell not awaye wy?dome, nourtor & vnderstodinge

  • 8 he lendeth nothinge vpon vsury: he taketh nothinge ouer: he withdraweth his honde from doinge wronge: he hadleth faithfully betwixte man & man:

  • 8 But take hede, yee trust in councels, that begyle you and do you no good.