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 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

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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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