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Deuteronomy 16:19

19 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.
Commentaries
Caesarius of Arleson Deuteronomy 16:19AD 542
Those who hear cases should decide them justly and not accept bribes at the expense of the innocent, "for gifts blind the hearts of the wise and change the words of the just." Otherwise, while they are acquiring money, they may lose their soul. No one obtains unjust profit without a just loss. Where the gain is, there is the loss: a gain in the money coffer but a loss in the conscience.
Source: SERMONS 13.2