Exodus 23:8

23:8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see ¹  and subverts the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19

16:19 You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort ²  the words of the righteous. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “blinds the open-eyed.”

² tn Heb “twist, overturn”; NRSV “subverts the cause.”

³ tn Or “innocent”; NRSV “those who are in the right”; NLT “the godly.”