Exodus 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — World English Bible
Exodus 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — American Standard Version
Exodus 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-<FI> eyed<Fi> , and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — Darby Translation
Exodus 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the wordes of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 23:8 in Context — Exodus 23
6 No pervertirás el derecho de tu mendigo en su pleito.
7 De palabra de mentira te alejarás, y no matarás al inocente y justo; porque yo no justificaré al impío.
8 No recibirás presente; porque el presente ciega á los que ven, y pervierte las palabras justas.
9 Y no angustiarás al extranjero: pues vosotros sabéis cómo se halla el alma del extranjero, ya que extranjeros fuisteis en la tierra de Egipto.
10 Seis años sembrarás tu tierra, y allegarás su cosecha:
What Does Exodus 23:8 Mean?
Exodus 23:8 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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