Exodus 23:8
¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
¶ And *thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth †the wise, and peruerteth the words of the righteous.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. the seeing.
- *Cross-referenceDeut. 16.19. ecclus. 20.28.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19Rank 1 from verse 8
19Thou 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.
19Thou shalt not wrest iudgement, thou shalt not respect persons, *neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and peruert the ‖wordes of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:23Rank 2 from verse 8
- Isaiah 5:23Rank 3 from verse 8
- Proverbs 15:27Rank 4 from verse 8
- 1 Samuel 8:3Rank 5 from verse 8
- Deuteronomy 10:17Rank 6 from verse 8
- Ecclesiastes 7:7Rank 7 from verse 8
- Psalms 26:10Rank 8 from verse 8
- 1 Samuel 12:3Rank 9 from verse 8
3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
3Behold, *here I am, witnesse against me before the LORD, and before his Anoynted: Whose oxe haue I taken? or whose asse haue I taken? or whom haue I defrauded? whom haue I oppressed? or of whose hand haue I receiued any †bribe ‖to blinde mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
12For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take a ‖bribe, and they turne aside the poore in the gate from their right.
- Ezekiel 22:12Rank 11 from verse 8
12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
12In thee haue they taken gifts to shead blood: thou hast taken vsury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the LORD God.
- Proverbs 17:8Rank 12 from verse 8
- Proverbs 19:4Rank 13 from verse 8
3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
3¶ †That they may doe euill with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the iudge asketh for a reward: and the great man, he vttereth his mischieuous desire: so they wrap it vp.
- Hosea 4:18Rank 15 from verse 8
- Isaiah 1:13Rank 16 from verse 8
13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
13Bring no more vaine oblations, incense is an abomination vnto me: the new Moones, and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies I cannot away with; it is ‖iniquitie, euen the solemne meeting.
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Exodus 23:8
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Something given or bestowed; a present. Sense 2: An endowment or ability. Sense 3: A bribe.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
7Keepe thee farre from a false matter: and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not iustifie the wicked.
8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
8¶ And *thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth †the wise, and peruerteth the words of the righteous.
Selected passage9¶ Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
9¶ Also thou shalt not oppresse a stranger: for yee know the †heart of a stranger, seeing yee were strangers in the land of Egypt.