Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
International Standard Version
You must not twist justice, show favoritism, or take bribes, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the speech of the righteous.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
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
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.
Bible in Basic English
You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.
King James 2000
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not show partiality, neither take a bribe: for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.
NET Bible
You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces, - nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Blindness » What blinds people
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 16:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appointing Judges And Officials
18
“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow
Leviticus 19:15
‘
Ecclesiastes 7:7
And a
Exodus 23:6-8
“
Deuteronomy 10:17
Deuteronomy 24:17
“
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘
Proverbs 17:23
To
Proverbs 24:23
To
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
“Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your
1 Samuel 8:3
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and
Job 31:21-22
Because I saw
Proverbs 24:28
And
Isaiah 1:17
Reprove the ruthless,
Plead for the widow.
Isaiah 1:23
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 33:15
He who rejects
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And
Jeremiah 5:28
They also
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the
And they do not
Ezekiel 22:12
In you they have
Micah 7:3
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Habakkuk 1:4
And justice
For the wicked
Therefore justice comes out
Zephaniah 3:3-5
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Acts 10:34
Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial,
Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you,