Exodus 23:8
Exodus 23:8 The Message (MSG)
“Don’t take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.
Exodus 23:8 King James Version (KJV)
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Exodus 23:8 New Century Version (NCV)
“You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court, because such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.
Exodus 23:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 New International Version (NIV)
“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Exodus 23:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
Exodus 23:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.