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10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
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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.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-12)In these verses, I. David mentions, as further evidence of his integrity, the sincere affection he had to the ordinances of God, the constant care he took about them, and the pleasure he took in them. Hypocrites and dissemblers may indeed be found attending on God’s ordinances, as the proud Pharisee went up to the temple to pray with the penitent publican; but it is a good sign of sincerity if we…
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