Exodus 23:8
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8 Never take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and distorts the words of the just.(A)
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 You must not distort justice: you shall not show partiality;(A) you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes even of the wise and twists the words even of the just.
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