Exodus 23:8

New International Version

⁸“Do not accept a bribe,^(A) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

Exodus 23:8

King James Version

⁸And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

¹⁶“‘Do not go about spreading slander^(A) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.^(B) I am the Lord.

¹⁶Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the Lord.

New International Version (NIV)