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Exodus 23:8

Neither shall you accept bribes, which blind even the prudent and subvert the words of the just
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King James Version

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

English Standard Version

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

New International Version

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