Verse Comparison: Exodus 23:8
American Standard Version
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Amplified® Bible
You shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the testimony {and} the cause of the righteous.
Contemporary English Version
Don't accept bribes. Judges are blinded and justice is twisted by bribes.
Darby English Version
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Good News Bible
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.
King James Version
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
New International Version
"Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
New King James Version
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Young's Literal Translation
`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-`eyed', and perverteth the words of the righteous.
