²⁶ The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure. ²⁷ The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live. ²⁸ The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

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Exodus 23:8

"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 1:19

Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 11:29

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

Jeremiah 17:11

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."

Exodus 18:21

But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Deuteronomy 7:26

You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house and thereby become an object of divine wrath along with it. You must absolutely detest and abhor it, for it is an object of divine wrath.

Joshua 6:18

But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.

Joshua 7:11-12

Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.

Joshua 7:24-25

Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster.

1 Samuel 8:3-5

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

2 Kings 5:27

Therefore Naaman's skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!" When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.

Proverbs 11:19

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 28:16

The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Proverbs 29:4

A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

Isaiah 5:8-10

Those who accumulate houses are as good as dead, those who also accumulate landed property until there is no land left, and you are the only landowners remaining within the land.

Isaiah 33:15-16

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

Habakkuk 2:9-11

The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.

Zechariah 5:3-4

The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."

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