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Deuteronomy 16:19

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19You shall not subvertu justice; you shall not show partiality;v and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind the eyes of the wise and misrepresents the words of the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. uOr “distort/pervert”
  2. vLiterally “recognize faces”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

NLTNew Living Translation

You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.