“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 (KJV) |
Exodus 23:8
From Exodus 23, in the Book of Exodus (Old Testament).
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Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: