Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
- Isaiah 5:23 that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!