17 Every man [a]shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.

18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your [b]towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (A)You shall not distort justice; (B)you shall not [c]be partial, and (C)you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:17 Lit according to the gift of his hand
  2. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates
  3. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit regard persons