Verse 19

Deuteronomy 16:19

New King James Version

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19 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.

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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Chapter 16 Context

1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God (Elohim): for in the month of... Focus ↗

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God (Elohim), of the flock and the her... Focus ↗

3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even... Focus ↗

4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there... Focus ↗

5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God (Elohim) give... Focus ↗

6 But at the place which the LORD thy God (Elohim) shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt... Focus ↗

7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God (Elohim) shall choose: and thou... Focus ↗

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the L... Focus ↗

9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou begi... Focus ↗

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God (Elohim) with a tribute of a freewill o... Focus ↗

11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God (Elohim), thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and th... Focus ↗

12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statu... Focus ↗

13 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn an... Focus ↗

14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and th... Focus ↗

15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God (Elohim) in the place which the LORD... Focus ↗

16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God (Elohim) in the place which... Focus ↗

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God (Elohim) which he... Focus ↗

18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God (Elohim) giveth th... Focus ↗

19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth...

20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which t... Focus ↗

21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God (Elohim), whi... Focus ↗

22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God (Elohim) hateth. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Deuteronomy
Chapter: Chapter 16 (22 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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