Deuteronomy 16:19
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.
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Study Note
The three prohibitions for judges — do not pervert justice, show partiality, or accept bribes — constitute one of the Hebrew Bible's clearest formulations of judicial ethics. The rationale for the bribe prohibition is psychologically shrewd: 'a gift blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous' — corruption does not only affect the corrupt, it impairs even wisdom and integrity. The verse reflects the international wisdom tradition of the ancient Near East, where codes like Hammurabi also legislated against judicial corruption, showing that the Torah's ethical demands were both continuous with and more radical than their cultural context. Jesus' exposition of 'justice, mercy, and faithfulness' as the 'weightier matters of the law' (Matthew 23:23) builds on this Deuteronomic foundation.
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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.
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.
You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
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