Exodus 23:8 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

NIV: Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

NASB: You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

CSB: You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

NLT: Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

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

NKJV: And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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