You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.

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.

‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something? I will return it to you.”

Have I ever said: “Give me something”
or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”

who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent—
the one who does these things will never be moved.

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe, fierce rage.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe destroys the mind.

who acquit the guilty for a bribe
and deprive the innocent of justice.

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—

I have raised him up in righteousness,
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.

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.

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

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.