If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
(Exodus 23:5)Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
(Exodus 23:6)Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
(Exodus 23:7)And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Exodus 23:9)And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
(Exodus 23:10)But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
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Exodus 23:8 - Cross Reference
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
(Proverbs 19:4)Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
(Isaiah 1:13)In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
(Psalm 26:10)That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
(Micah 7:3)Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
(1 Samuel 12:3)Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
(Ecclesiastes 7:7)A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
(Proverbs 17:23)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.
(Deuteronomy 16:19)In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
(Ezekiel 22:12)For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
(Amos 5:12)And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
(1 Samuel 8:3)Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
(Isaiah 5:23)For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
(Deuteronomy 10:17)A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
(Proverbs 17:8)Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
(Hosea 4:18)He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
(Proverbs 15:27)