The Mosaic Law says about public officials recieving contributions (Ex23: 8) "And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous." ❋ Unknown (2009)
But whenas Destiny descends she blindeth human sight111 ❋ Unknown (2006)
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. ❋ Unknown (1999)
Lastly, Satan by his temptations and suggestions doth variously affect the minds of men, hindering them from discerning the mind of God as revealed in the Scripture: "The god of this world blindeth the eyes of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them," 2 Cor. iv. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)
The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
Before many moons have come and gone, the great god Amen shall tear aside that which blindeth thee, and placing a man son upon thy breast shall lead thee into the innermost temple. ❋ Joan Conquest (N/A)
Thou shalt not pervert justice; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe, for a bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous. ❋ Isaac Landman (N/A)
For, these vertues or ornamentes, ought to be repo - sed in soche noble personages, thei doe marueilously chaunge and alter: So honour and preeminente state, puffeth theim vp, and blindeth theim, that euery one in the ende, seeketh to climbe ouer all, as hed and gouernour. ❋ Richard Rainolde (N/A)
[Sidenote A: Vnlawfull concupiscence blindeth a man, and driueth his sences from him.] ❋ Francesco Colonna (N/A)
This is also of grace, that a man should acknowledge his faults; as St. Gregory saith, "It is a great perfection that a man should know his imperfection, for sin blindeth a man, so that he may not understand his faults." ❋ C. 1300-1361 (1910)
When a man hath still an eye to other people, and to what pleaseth them, his eye is not clear, therefore his work is not pure: for the creature blindeth, and God maketh seeing. ❋ C. 1300-1361 (1910)
What preventeth the reason to reach God through created things, is the pleasure attaching to created images, which they generated in her; this is natural pleasure, which blindeth her so that she cannot recognise the divine truth; and this must be avoided. ❋ C. 1300-1361 (1910)
He deafeneth his ears, and blindeth his heart, and draweth his reason from him as a hair. ❋ Unknown (1909)
The choice of the text itself: "And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous," was perfect art. ❋ Harry Leon Wilson (1903)
"Wine," I said, "blindeth the eyes, robbeth the old of wisdom and the body of strength, it revealeth the secrets of friends, and raiseth dissension between brothers." ❋ Israel Abrahams (1891)
Whether, saith he, one be saved or be lost, the Gospel continues to have its proper virtue: and as the light, although it blindeth the weakly, is still light, though causing blindness; and as honey, though it be bitter to those who are diseased, is in its nature sweet; so also is the Gospel of sweet savor, even though some should be lost who believe it not. ❋ Editor (1889)
"Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous." ❋ Elbert Hubbard (1885)
