Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Thou shalt take
General references
Bible References
Thou shalt take
Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous.
1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am! Testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one! Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, that I may shut my eyes {regarding} him?-then I will restore it to you."
Psalm 26:10
in whose hands [is] an evil plan, and whose right hand is full of bribes.
Proverbs 15:27
He who makes trouble for his house [is] he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Isaiah 1:13
You must not {continue} to bring offerings of futility, incense--it [is] an abomination to me; new moon and Sabbath, [the] calling of a convocation-- I cannot endure iniquity with [solemn] assembly.
Isaiah 5:23
Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe and remove [the] justice of [the] innocent from him.
Ezekiel 22:12
They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain [from] your neighbors by extortion, and [so] you have forgotten me, {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Hosea 4:18
When their drinking has ended, they surely indulge in sexual orgies. They love lewdness more than their glory.
Amos 5:12
For I know your transgressions [are] many and your sins [are] numerous, [you] foes of [the] righteous, those who take a bribe, and {those who} push aside [the] poor [ones] in the gate!
Micah 7:3
Their hands [are] upon evil, to do [it] well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great [man] utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave [it] together.
General references
Leviticus 19:15
" 'You shall not do injustice in judgment; {you shall not show partiality to the powerless}; you shall not give preference {to the powerful}; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.
Deuteronomy 27:19
'Cursed be the one who deprives [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow of justice.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice.