Some Bible Topics
bribery
Exodus Chapter 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy Chapter 16:19
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.
1 Samuel Chapter 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Job Chapter 15:34
For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
Psalm Chapter 26:10
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
Proverbs Chapter 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs Chapter 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs Chapter 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs Chapter 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs Chapter 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs Chapter 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Isaiah Chapter 1:23
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.
Isaiah Chapter 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Amos Chapter 5:12
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.
Matthew Chapter 28:12
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
Matthew Chapter 28:13
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Matthew Chapter 28:14
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
Matthew Chapter 28:15
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
1 Timothy Chapter 6:10
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.