Exodus 23:8
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 16:19 : 19 You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
- Isa 5:23 : 23 Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, But deny justice for the innocent!
- 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 bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
- Ps 26:10 : 10 In whose hands is wickedness, Their right hand is full of bribes.
- Deut 10:17 : 17 For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't regard persons, nor takes reward.
- 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Here I am: witness against me before Yahweh, 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 of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
- Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
- Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
- Isa 1:13 : 13 Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies.
- Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.
- Hos 4:18 : 18 Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.
- Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know how many your offenses, And how great are your sins-- You who afflict the just, Who take a bribe, And who turn aside the needy in the courts.
- Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; And the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Deut 16:19-202 verses86%
19 You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
20 That which is altogether just shall you follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
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23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
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7 Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
- Exod 23:6-72 verses75%
6 "You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7 "Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
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23 Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, But deny justice for the innocent!
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8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
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17 You shall not wrest the justice [due] to the foreigner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge;
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7 Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
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15 He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:
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4 The king by justice makes the land stable, But he who takes bribes tears it down.
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5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
- Lev 19:14-152 verses72%
14 "'You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
15 "'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
- Exod 23:1-33 verses72%
1 "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
3 neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.
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23 Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don't judge the fatherless, Neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
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10 In whose hands is wickedness, Their right hand is full of bribes.
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12 In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.
- Matt 23:18-192 verses70%
18 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.'
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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6 Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies:
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21 To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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25 Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them. There is a blemish in them. They shall not be accepted for you.'"
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9 "You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, seeing you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
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35 He won't regard any ransom, Neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
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7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
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25 Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person. All the people shall say, Amen.
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4 They said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.
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8 you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:
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13 You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
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14 A gift in secret pacifies anger; And a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
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35 "'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
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4 For you have hidden their heart from understanding, Therefore shall you not exalt them.
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37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
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17 But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
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33 They give gifts to all prostitutes; but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and bribe them, that they may come to you on every side for your prostitution.
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21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.
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22 Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court;
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10 Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
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26 Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts.
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23 Buy the truth, and don't sell it: Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
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8 he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
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8 Behold, you trust in lying words, that can't profit.