Exodus 23:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Deut 16:19 : 19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
  • Ps 26:10 : 10 in whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show partiality nor take a bribe:
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it to you.
  • Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.
  • Isa 1:13 : 13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me, says the Lord GOD.
  • Hos 4:18 : 18 Their drink is sour; they have committed harlotry continually; her rulers dearly love dishonor.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 16:19-20
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    86%

    19You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

    20That which is altogether just you shall follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.

  • Prov 17:23
    80%

    23A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Eccl 7:7
    76%

    7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

  • Exod 23:6-7
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    75%

    6You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

    7Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
    75%

    23Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Prov 17:8
    74%

    8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Deut 24:17
    74%

    17You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:

  • 2 Chr 19:7
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    7Therefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • Isa 33:15
    72%

    15He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

  • Prov 29:4
    72%

    4The king establishes the land by justice; but he who accepts bribes overthrows it.

  • Prov 18:5
    72%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Lev 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD.

    15You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

  • Exod 23:1-3
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    72%

    1You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

    2You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to pervert justice by following the majority.

    3Nor shall you show favoritism to a poor man in his dispute.

  • Isa 1:23
    71%

    23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: everyone loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

  • Ps 26:10
    71%

    10in whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

  • Ezek 22:12
    70%

    12In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me, says the Lord GOD.

  • Matt 23:18-19
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    70%

    18And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty.

    19Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

  • Prov 24:23
    70%

    23These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

  • Prov 23:6
    69%

    6Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his delicacies:

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21To show partiality is not good; for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

  • Lev 22:25
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    25Neither from a stranger's hand shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes are in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

  • Exod 23:9
    69%

    9Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • Prov 6:35
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    35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he be content, though you give many gifts.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Deut 27:25
    68%

    25Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • 1 Sam 12:4
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    4And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from any man's hand.

  • Deut 13:8
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    8You shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare him, neither shall you conceal him:

  • Deut 25:13
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    13You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.

  • Prov 21:14
    68%

    14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath.

  • Lev 19:35
    67%

    35You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measuring yard, in weight, or in measure.

  • Job 17:4
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    4For You have hidden their heart from understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

  • Lev 25:37
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    37You shall not give him your money upon usury, nor lend him your food for increase.

  • Jer 22:17
    67%

    17But your eyes and your heart are set only on your covetousness, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression, and on violence, to do it.

  • Ezek 16:33
    67%

    33They give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them, that they may come to you on every side for your whoredom.

  • Ps 37:21
    67%

    21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

  • Prov 23:10
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    10Do not remove the ancient landmark, and do not enter the fields of the fatherless:

  • Prov 22:26
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    26Do not be one of those who shake hands, or of those who are sureties for debts.

  • Prov 23:23
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    23Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

  • Ezek 18:8
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    8He that has not given out loans with interest, nor taken any increase, that has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true judgment between man and man,

  • Jer 7:8
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    8Behold, you trust in deceptive words that cannot profit.