Exodus 23:8

American King James Version (1999)

And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

He that puts not out his money to usury, nor takes reward against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 26:10

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

Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it: wherever it turns, it prospers.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

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

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Isaiah 5:23

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Ezekiel 22:12

In you have they taken gifts to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, said the Lord GOD.

Hosea 4:18

Their drink is sour: they have committed prostitution continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give you.

Amos 5:12

For I know your manifold 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.

Micah 7:3

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regards not persons, nor takes reward:

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not wrest judgment; you shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.