Exodus 23:8

Modern English Version

You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

he who does not put his money out to usury, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be moved.

Psalm 26:10

in whose hands is wickedness, and whose right hand is full of bribes.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy of unjust gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man accepts a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is like a charm in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 19:4

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

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression brings confusion to the wise person, and a bribe corrupts a person’s heart.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations — I cannot bear with evil assemblies.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe and follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, he who rejects unjust gain and shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink,

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the justice of the righteous from him!

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken usury and increase, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by extortion, and you have forgotten Me, says the Lord God.

Hosea 4:18

Their drink has soured, they have played the whore continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.

Amos 5:12

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are grievous, you who oppress the just, who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are upon evil, to do it well. The prince and the judge request the bribe, the powerful asserts the craving of his very soul— they intertwine together.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert judgment nor show partiality. You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts 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 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? Indeed I will restore it to you.”

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.