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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.(Exodus 23:11)

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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)