(A)You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and [a]subverts the cause of the just.

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  1. Exodus 23:8 Or distorts the words

19 (A)You shall not distort justice, (B)you shall not [a]show partiality; and (C)you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.

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  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit recognize faces

A (A)bribe is a [a]charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of favor

23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly

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