Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עָוַרʻâvarto blind
- סָלַףçâlaphproperly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
- שַׁחַדshachada donation (venal or redemptive)
- נָכַרnâkarproperly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to ackno
- חָכָםchâkâmwise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- נָטָהnâṭâhto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- עַיִןʻayinan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.