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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And thou shalt take accept Verb H3947 תִקָּ֑ח tik·kach;
no gift bribe Noun H7810 וְשֹׁ֖חַד ve·sho·chad
for the gift bribe Noun H7810 הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ ha·sho·chad
blindeth blind Verb H5786 יְעַוֵּ֣ר ye·'av·ver
the wise seeing Adjective H6493 פִּקְחִ֔ים pik·chim,
and perverteth overthrow Verb H5557 וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף vi·sal·lef
the words act Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵ֥י div·rei
for inasmuch Adjective H6662 צַדִּיקִֽים׃ tzad·di·kim.

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King James Bible And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Hebrew Greek English And thou shalt "You shall not take no gift: a bribe, for a bribe blinds the gift blindeth clear-sighted and subverts the wise, and perverteth the words cause of the righteous.just.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And thou shalt "You shall not take no gift: a bribe, for a bribe blinds the gift blindeth clear-sighted and subverts the wise, and perverteth the words cause of the righteous.just.