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Exodus 23:8 KJV
Exodus · chapter 23 · verse 8
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
Exodus 23:8 in context
6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
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Key words (Strong's)
- pervertethçâlaphproperly, to wrenchH5557 →
- blindethʻâvarto blindH5786 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
- giftshachada donationH7810 →
- wisepiqqêachclear-sightedH6493 →
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Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice according to those laws. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9