And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
WEB
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
YLT
`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open- eyed , and perverteth the words of the righteous.
DBT
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus