Topic
Bribe
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Exodus 23:8Easton
¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
None to be taken; “for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous” (Ex. 23:8, literally rendered).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.