TOPICAL BIBLE
Bribery
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Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Deuteronomy 16:18Judges 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.Deuteronomy 16:19Thou 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.Deuteronomy 27:25Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.Judges 16:5And 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.1 Samuel 8:1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.1 Samuel 8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.1 Kings 15:19There 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.Nehemiah 6:10And 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.Nehemiah 6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.Nehemiah 6:12And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.Nehemiah 6:13For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.Esther 3:9If 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.Job 15:34For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.Psalm 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;Psalm 26:10In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.Proverbs 17:8A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.Proverbs 17:23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.Proverbs 25:14As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.Proverbs 28:21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.Proverbs 29:4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.Ecclesiastes 7:7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.Isaiah 1:23Thy 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.Isaiah 5:22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;Isaiah 5:23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!Isaiah 33:15He 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:Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.Amos 2:6Thus 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—Amos 5:12For 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.Micah 7:3Their 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.Matthew 26:15and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 27:3Then 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,Matthew 27:4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.Matthew 27:5And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.Matthew 27:6And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.Matthew 27:7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.Matthew 27:8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.Matthew 27:9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;Matthew 28:12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,Matthew 28:13saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.Matthew 28:14And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.Mark 14:11And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.Luke 22:5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.Acts 24:26He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
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