Exodus 23:8
New American Standard Bible 1995
8 “(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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- Exodus 23:8 Or distorts the words
Exodus 23:8
New International Version
8 “Do not accept a bribe,(A) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Isaiah 1:23
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They (C)do not [a]defend the [b]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
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- Isaiah 1:23 Or vindicate
- Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless
Isaiah 1:23
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Isaiah 10:1-2
New American Standard Bible 1995
Assyria Is God’s Instrument
10 Woe to those who (A)enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record [a]unjust decisions,
2 So as (B)to [b]deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So (C)that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the [c]orphans.
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- Isaiah 10:1 Lit mischief or misfortune
- Isaiah 10:2 Lit turn aside from
- Isaiah 10:2 Or fatherless
Micah 3:11
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 Her leaders pronounce (A)judgment for a bribe,
Her (B)priests instruct for a price
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“(C)Is not the Lord in our midst?
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Micah 7:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 Concerning evil, both hands do it (A)well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a (B)bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Micah 7:3
New International Version
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