Do not go about spreading slander among your people; do not jeopardise your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 27:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised “The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.” And all the people will say, “Amen! ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cursed is he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. All the people shall say, Amen. American Standard Version (1901) Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. Common English Bible “Cursed is anyone who accepts money to kill an innocent person.” All the people will reply: “We agree!” Catholic Public Domain Version Cursed be he who accepts gifts in order to strike down the life of innocent blood. And all the people shall say: Amen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say: Amen. |
Do not go about spreading slander among your people; do not jeopardise your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.
and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you? ’ So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him.
Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst, his body burst open and his intestines spilled out.
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
so that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood would be avenged on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him kill his brothers.