17 (A)For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the (B)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God (C)who does not show partiality nor (D)take a bribe.

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19 (A)You shall not distort justice; (B)you shall not [a]be partial, and (C)you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

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  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit regard persons

27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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A (A)bribe is a [a]charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of favor

23 A wicked man receives a (A)bribe from the bosom
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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22 (A)Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong drink,
23 (B)Who justify the wicked for a bribe,
And (C)take away the [a]rights of the ones who are in the right!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:23 Lit righteousness