Deuteronomy 16:19

17 Every man shall give as he is able, ^aaccording to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.

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18 “You shall appoint ^ajudges and officers in all your¹ gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

19 ^aYou shall not pervert justice; ^byou shall not show partiality, ^cnor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and² twists the words of the righteous.

20 You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may ^alive and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

21 ^a“You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a¹ wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God.

22 ^aYou shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 16:19

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Amplified® Bible
You shall not misinterpret {or} misapply judgment; you shall not be partial, or take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Good News Bible
They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgments; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.

King 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.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

New International Version
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 righteous.

New King James Version
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall not distort justice; you shall not show partiality, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Revised Standard Version
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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