19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; (B)you shall not [a]show partiality, (C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [b]twists the words of the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
  2. Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts

Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
(A)And a bribe [a]debases the heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys

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