KJV
ASV
8. And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

ESV
8. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

ERVEN
8. "If someone tries to pay you to agree with them when they are wrong, don't accept that payment. A payment like that can blind judges so that they cannot see the truth. It can make good people tell lies.

NLT
8. "Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

WEB
8. You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

NET
8. "You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

NLV
8. Do not take pay in secret for wrong-doing. For such pay blinds the one who sees well and destroys the words of a good man.

HCSB
8. You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

YLT
8. `And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

LITV
8. And you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the seeing one, and it perverts the words of the righteous.

RV
8. And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

NCV
8. "You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court, because such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.

MKJV
8. And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

AKJV
8. And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

LXXEN
8. And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.



KJV
8. And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

AMP
8. You shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.

KJVP
8. And thou shalt take H3947 no H3808 NADV gift H7810 : for H3588 CONJ the gift H7810 blindeth H5786 the wise H6493 , and perverteth H5557 the words H1697 CMP of the righteous H6662 AMP .

YLT
8. `And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

ASV
8. And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

WEB
8. You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

NASB
8. Never take a bribe, for a bribe blinds even the most clear-sighted and twists the words even of the just.

ESV
8. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

RV
8. And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

RSV
8. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

NKJV
8. "And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

MKJV
8. And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

AKJV
8. And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

NRSV
8. You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

NIV
8. "Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

NIRV
8. "Do not take money from people who want special favors. It makes you blind to the truth. It twists the words of godly people.

NLT
8. "Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

MSG
8. "Don't take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.

GNB
8. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.

NET
8. "You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

ERVEN
8. "If someone tries to pay you to agree with them when they are wrong, don't accept that payment. A payment like that can blind judges so that they cannot see the truth. It can make good people tell lies.