Exodus 23:8

Modern King James Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

he has not put out his money at interest, nor has he taken a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall not be moved forever.

Psalm 26:10

in whose hands is a plot, and their right hand is full of a bribe.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

Proverbs 17:23

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

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever he turns, he is prudent.

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 bribe destroys the heart.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly!

Isaiah 1:23

your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

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

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and brave men to mix strong drink;

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness 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 gained by extortion of your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me, says the Lord Jehovah.

Hosea 4:18

Their drink is sour; they are continually fornicating; her rulers dearly love shame.

Amos 5:12

For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are on evil, to do it well. The ruler asks for a bribe, and the judge also; and the great man speaks the evil desire of his soul. So they weave it together.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For Jehovah your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, the mighty, and a terrible God, who does not respect persons nor take a bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. 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 Jehovah 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 from whose hand have I received a bribe, to blind my eyes with it? And I will restore it to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.