Exodus 23:8 Cross References - MLV

⁸ And you will take no bribe, because a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

¹⁷ For Jehovah your* God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the awesome, who regards not persons, nor takes reward.

¹⁹ You will not distort justice. You will not respect persons, neither will you take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

³ And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.

³ Here I am. Witness against me before Jehovah and before his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? And I will restore it to you*.

¹⁰ in whose hands is wickedness and their right hand is full of bribes.

²⁷ He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

⁴ Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

⁷ Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish and a bribe destroys the understanding.

¹³ Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies–I cannot bear wickedness and the solemn assembly.

²³ who justify the wicked for rewards and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!

¹² In you they have taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase. And you have greedily gained from your neighbors by oppression and have forgotten me, says the lord Jehovah.

¹⁸ Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.

¹² For I know how great are your* transgressions and how mighty are your* sins–you* who afflict the just man, who take a bribe and who turn aside the needy in the gate.

³ Their hands are upon what is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks and the judge asks for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.