Exodus 23:8

Exodus 23:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

8“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

8“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

8Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the wordes of the righteous.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

8“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

8“Do not take money from people who want special favors. It makes you blind to the truth. It twists the words of good people.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

8Do not accept a bribe. A bribe will hide the truth even from honest people. It can make good people tell lies.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

8And you do not take a bribe, for the bribe binds the open-[eyed] and perverts the words of the righteous.

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