Exodus 23:8

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And thou shalt not take a gift; for the gift will blind the seeing, and will pervert just words.

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.

Psalm 26:10

Which in their hands mischief, and their right hand filled with sifts.

Proverbs 15:27

He plundering plunder troubled his house; and he hating gifts shall live.

Proverbs 17:23

The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment

Proverbs 17:8

The gift a stone of grace in the, eyes of him possessing it: to all which it shall turn it shall prosper.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth will add many friends; and the poor one will be separated from his neighbor.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression will make foolish the wise one; and a gift will destroy the heart.

Isaiah 1:13

Ye shall not add to bring gifts of iniquity; incense, this an abomination to me; the new moon and the Sabbath, the calling of the assembly; I shall not be able to bear vanity and restraining.

Isaiah 1:23

Thy chiefs turning away, and associates of thieves: every one loving a gift and following recompenses: the orphan they will not judge, and the cause of the widow will not come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

He going in justice and speaking uprightness, rejecting in the plunder of oppression; shaking his hands from holding upon a gift, shutting his ear from the hearing of bloods, and binding up his eyes from looking upon evil;

Isaiah 5:22

Wo to the strong to drink wine, and men of strength to mix strong drink:

Isaiah 5:23

Justifying the unjust on account of a gift, and they will take away the justice of the just from him.

Ezekiel 22:12

They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.

Hosea 4:18

Their drinking bout departed: committing fornication, they committed fornication: they loved, give ye shame upon her shields.

Amos 5:12

For I knew your many transgressions, and your strong sins: pressing upon the just, taking a ransom, and they turned away the needy in the gate

Micah 7:3

For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it

Deuteronomy 10:17

For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords; the great, the strong, and the fearful God, who will not lift up faces, and will not take a gift.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold me: answer against me before Jehovah and before his Messiah, whose ox did I take? or whose ass did I take? and whom did I oppress? whom did I vex? and from whose hand did I take a ransom and hidden mine eyes with it? and I will turn back to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons went not in his way, and they will incline after plunder, and they will take a gift, and they will turn away from judgment.