Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes the discerning blind to what is right and perverts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Never pervert justice. Always be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.
Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house. But he who hates gifts will live.
Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a bribe to pervert the ways of judgment.
Isaiah 5:23
You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.
1 Samuel 8:3
The sons did not follow their father's example but turned to dishonest ways of making money. They took bribes and denied people justice.
Psalm 26:10
Evil schemes are in their hands. Their right hands are full of bribes.
Proverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes its owner. He prospers in everything he does.
Deuteronomy 10:17
Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords! He is the great, the powerful, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am! Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one. Whose bull have I stolen? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I oppressed any? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make it right.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends but poverty drives them away.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Oppression makes a wise man foolish (emotionally unstable) (mentally ill) and a bribe destroys the heart.
Isaiah 1:13
Do not bring any more worthless grain offerings. Your incense is disgusting to me! So are your New Moon Festivals, your days of worship, and the assemblies you call. I cannot endure your evil assemblies!
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
Hosea 4:18
Their drink (wheat beer) has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
Amos 5:12
I know you have many transgressions and your sins are great. You afflict the righteous. You take bribes. You refuse to help the needy at the gate.
Micah 7:3
They diligently seek to do evil with their hands. The prince asks and the judge is ready for a bribe. The great man utters his own evil desire. They weave it together.