Jump to Previous Accept Blind Blinds Bribe Cause Decisions Distort Eyes Judging Judgment Justice Moved Partial Partiality Persons Pervert Perverts Position Respect Rewards Righteous Show Subverts Turn Twists Upright Wise Words WrestJump to Next Accept Blind Blinds Bribe Cause Decisions Distort Eyes Judging Judgment Justice Moved Partial Partiality Persons Pervert Perverts Position Respect Rewards Righteous Show Subverts Turn Twists Upright Wise Words WrestParallel Verses English Standard Version You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible 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 Christian Standard 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never pervert justice. Instead, be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right. King James 2000 Bible 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. American King James Version You shall not wrest judgment; you shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert 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. Douay-Rheims Bible And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Darby Bible 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. English Revised Version Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons: neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's 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. Lexicon Thou shalt not wrestnatah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective thou shalt not respect nakar (naw-kar') acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly). persons paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) neither take laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) a gift shachad (shakh'-ad) a donation (venal or redemptive) -- bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward. for a gift shachad (shakh'-ad) a donation (venal or redemptive) -- bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward. doth blind `avar (aw-var') to blind -- blind, put out. the eyes `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) of the wise chakam (khaw-kawm') wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man). and pervert calaph (saw-laf') to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert -- overthrow, pervert. the words dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of the righteous tsaddiyq (tsad-deek') just -- just, lawful, righteous (man). 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