Deu 16:19 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

Deuteronomy 16:19

19 You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort ^{▼▼ Heb “twist, overturn”; NRSV “subverts the cause.”} the words of the righteous. ^{▼▼ Or “innocent”; NRSV “those who are in the right”; NLT “the godly.”}