Exodus 23:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
דָּבָר
the words of
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דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
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לָקַח
you must take
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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פִּקֵּחַ
clear-sighted people
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פִּקֵּחַ
clear-sighted; figuratively, intelligent
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עָוַר
it makes blind
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עָוַר
to blind
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