Verse 19
Deuteronomy 16:19
World English Bible, British Edition
19
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall
not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹא תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים וְ/לֹא תִקַּ֣ח שֹׁ֔חַד כִּ֣י הַ/שֹּׁ֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים וִֽ/יסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם
English Translation
You shall not distort justice; you shall not show favoritism, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
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