Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
- Isaiah 5:23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!