Bribery

And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.

A bribe isasa precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers, — read the full passage →

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, — read the full passage →

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.

He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. — read the full passage →

There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;

and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. — read the full passage →

A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

As clouds and wind without rain, So ishe that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes—

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice. — read the full passage →

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. — read the full passage →

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah. — read the full passage →

A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. — read the full passage →

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →

Now after two days wasthe feast ofthe passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him: — read the full passage →

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. — read the full passage →

To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. — read the full passage →

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

At that time Jehovah said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. — read the full passage →

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, — read the full passage →

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

I, Jehovah, have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! — read the full passage →

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. — read the full passage →

Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. — read the full passage →

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; — read the full passage →

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the king’s business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.

And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. — read the full passage →

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. — read the full passage →

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. — read the full passage →

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: — read the full passage →

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. — read the full passage →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither. — read the full passage →