Verse 8

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser gjør de kloke blinde og forvrenger rettferdiges ord.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for en bestikkelse gjør den kloke blind og forvrenge ordene til de rettferdige.

• Norsk King James

  Og du skal ta imot ingen gave: for gaven blinder de kloke, og forvender de rettferdige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ta ikke imot bestikkelse, for slik kan blinde de som ser og vri rettssakene til de rettferdige.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal ikke ta mot bestikkelser, for bestikkelse forblinder de klarsynte og fordreier de rettferdiges ord.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser gjør de vise blinde og forvrenger de rettferdiges ord.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal ikke ta imot gaver, for en gave gjør selv de vise blinde og forvrenger de rettferdiges ord.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser gjør de vise blinde og forvrenger de rettferdiges ord.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelsen fordreier de klarsynte og perverterer de rettferdiges ord.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser blindar de klarsynte og forvrenger ordene fra de rettferdige.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og du skal ikke tage Gave; thi Gaven kan forblinde de Seende og forvende de Retfærdiges Sager.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser blender de kloke og forvrenger de rettferdiges ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser blender de som ser og forderver de rettferdiges ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelsen forblinder de vidtskuende og forvrenger de rettferdiges ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du skal ikke ta imot bestikkelser, for bestikkelser gjør seende blinde og forvrenger ordene til de rettferdige.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ta ingen bestikkelser i en sak, for bestikkelser gjør de seende blinde og får de rettferdiges avgjørelser til å bli feil.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou shalt take no giftes, for giftes blynde the seynge and peruerte the wordes of the righteous.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the wordes of the righteous.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

Referenced Verses

• 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.