10 Bible Verses about Bribery, Examples Of

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Numbers 22:17-18

For honoring, I will honor thee greatly, and all which thou shalt say to me I will do; and come, now, curse to me this people. And Balaam will answer, and say to the servants of Balak, If Balak will give to me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to pass over the mouth of Jehovah my God to do little or great

Judges 16:4-5

And it will be after this, and he will love a woman in the valley of Shorek, and her name Delilah. And the princes of Philisteim will come up and will say to her, Persuade him, and see in what is his great strength, and in what we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him: and we give to thee each a thousand and a hundred of silver.

1 Kings 15:18-19

And Asa will take all the silver and the gold being left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house, and he will give them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa will send them to the son of Hadad, son of Tabrimon, son of Hezion, king of Aram, dwelling in Damascus, saying, A covenant between me and between thee, between my father and between thy father: behold, I sent to thee a gift of silver and gold; go break thy covenant with Baasha king of Israel, and he will go up from me.

Nehemiah 6:10-13

And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel, and he was shut up; and he will say, We will pass over to the house of God into the midst of the temple, and we will shut the doors of the temple: for they are coming to kill thee; and by night coming to kill thee. And saying, Shall a man like me flee? and who as I that shall go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I shall know, and behold, not God sent him; for he spake the prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat hired him.read more.
So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.

Esther 3:8

And Haman will say to king Ahasuerus, There is one people scattered and dispersed between the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws different from all people; they not doing the laws of the king: and it not being suitable to the king to suffer them.

Matthew 27:3-9

Then Judas, he delivering him up, having seen that he was condemned, having felt regret, returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests, and the more ancient, Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see. And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.read more.
And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood. And having taken counsel, they purchased with them the potter's field, for the interment to strangers. Wherefore, that field was called, The field of blood, even to this day. Then was completed that having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of him prized, whom they from the sons of Israel prized;

Matthew 28:12-15

And having been gathered together with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave sufficient silver coins to the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, That his disciples having come by night, stole him, we being asleep. And if this should be heard by the leader, we will persuade him, and we will make you undisturbed.read more.
And they having received the silver coins, did as they were taught; and this word was spread a report by the Jews till this day.

Acts 8:18

And Simon having seen that by putting on of hands of the sent the Holy Spirit is given, he brought money to them,

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