Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blindness » What blinds people
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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and a bribe destroys the mind.
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.”
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.
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"Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. 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.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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.
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the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription for the king and make the interpretation known to him.
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Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”
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The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak’s words to him.
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for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”
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Then the king declared to the man of God, “Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.”
Injustice » Condemned
Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.
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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.
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and show partiality to the wicked?
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers [to desire] beer. Otherwise, they will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed.
I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.
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Judgment » How not to judge
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”
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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.
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"You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert [justice]. Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.
“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.
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Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.
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by perverting the justice due the innocent.
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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Perversion » What perverts
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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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.
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Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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.
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the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription for the king and make the interpretation known to him.
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Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”
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The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak’s words to him.
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for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”
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Then the king declared to the man of God, “Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.”