Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
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.
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You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
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.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- wrest
- Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 27:19; Exodus 23:2, 6–8; Leviticus 19:15; 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12:3; Job 31:21, 22; Proverbs 17:23; Ecclesiastes 7:7; Isaiah 1:17, 23; Isaiah 33:15; Jeremiah 5:28; Ezekiel 22:12; Micah 7:3; Habakkuk 1:4; Zephaniah 3:3–5; Acts 16:37; Acts 23:3
- respect
- Deuteronomy 1:16, 17; Deuteronomy 10:17; Exodus 23:7, 8; Proverbs 24:23, 28; Acts 10:34