World English Bible
Exodus 23:8
“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.”
Verse in context — Exodus 23
6
You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7
Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
8
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
9
You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
10
For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,
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God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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