they shall not wrest judgment, nor favour persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
KJV
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Parallel Translations
they shall not wrest judgment, nor favor persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Exodus 23:2Proverbs 17:23Deuteronomy 24:17Deuteronomy 10:17Habakkuk 1:4Deuteronomy 27:19Isaiah 1:17Ecclesiastes 7:7Proverbs 24:23Micah 7:3Acts 16:371 Samuel 8:3Acts 10:34Exodus 23:6–8
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