Bribery

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

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

Which justify the wicked for reward, 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 the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

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

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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

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.

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

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

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

And will ye pollute 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 hear your lies?

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

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

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. — read the full passage →

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

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. — read the full passage →

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

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, 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 received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

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

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

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide 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 the Lord 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 labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. — read the full passage →

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. — read the full passage →

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. — read the full passage →

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. — read the full passage →

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. — read the full passage →

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, — read the full passage →

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. — read the full passage →

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

The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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

Behold, therefore I have smitten mine 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 gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit 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 incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

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

Bread of deceit 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 are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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

At that time the Lord 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 wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

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

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again 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 will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

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

I the Lord 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 God. — read the full passage →

Moreover the word of the Lord 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 holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; — read the full passage →

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

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. — read the full passage →

Hear, ye children, 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 sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: — read the full passage →

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, 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 the Lord, 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, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. — read the full passage →

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him 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 the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. — read the full passage →

And the Lord 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 covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and 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, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. — read the full passage →