Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
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Bible References
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Psalm 10:14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 11:2 For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
they put the
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Psalm 36:4 Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
Psalm 52:2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 55:9 Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city;
for I see violence and strife in the city;
Proverbs 1:16 because their feet run toward trouble
and they hurry to commit murder.
and they hurry to commit murder.
Proverbs 4:16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Acts 23:12
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.
Bribes
Exodus 23:8
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
1 Samuel 8:3
However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
Isaiah 33:15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
Ezekiel 22:12
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Amos 5:12 For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
Micah 7:3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.