Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blindness » What blinds people
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
And brings him before great men.
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
"You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. "You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Keep your gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him.
When he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him, he said, “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; so please take a present from your servant now.”
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak’s words to him.
for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”
Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
Injustice » Condemned
“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.
And
And he who is
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink, For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
Judgment » How not to judge
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
"You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice; nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.
‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Nor to
To
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Perversion » What perverts
‘
Your
For you have said in your heart,
‘
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
And his heart
Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Keep your gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him.
When he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him, he said, “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; so please take a present from your servant now.”
So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and repeated Balak’s words to him.
for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”
Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”