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.
Micah 3:11
The leaders judge for a bribe, and the priests teach for wages! The prophets predict for money yet they rely on Jehovah when they say: Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil will come upon us.
Proverbs 4:16-17
They do not sleep unless they have done evil. Their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
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.
1 Kings 21:9-14
The letter she wrote is as follows: Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
Isaiah 26:21
Behold! Jehovah is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose (reveal) the bloodshed upon her. She will conceal her slain no longer.
Jeremiah 3:5
Will you hold a grudge forever? Will you always be angry? You have said and done all the evil things that you could.
Jeremiah 8:10
So I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. From the least even to the greatest everyone is greedy for gain. From the prophet even to the priest everyone is deceitful.
Ezekiel 22:6
See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people).
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Hosea 4:18
Their drink (wheat beer) has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
Matthew 26:15
He asked them: What are you willing to give me to deliver him to you? They paid him thirty pieces of silver.
Luke 12:1-2
Thousands of people in the crowd were gathered together so much that they bumped into one another. He said to his disciples: First of all, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make apparent the counsels of the hearts. Then each man's praise will come from God.