Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blindness » What blinds people
But he who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because darkness has blinded his eyes.
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Bribery » Condemned
your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
in whose hands is a plot, and their right hand is full of a bribe.
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands free from holding bribes, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;
For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
And now let the fear of Jehovah be on you. Be careful and act wisely, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Court » Justice required of
And he set judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. And he said to the judges, Take heed what you do. For you do not judge for man, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the judgment. And now let the fear of Jehovah be on you. Be careful and act wisely, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. read more.
And Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and of the priests and of the chief of the fathers of Israel in Jerusalem for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, And you shall act in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. And whatever cause shall come to you from your brothers that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them so that they do not sin against Jehovah, and wrath come on you and your brothers. Do this and you shall not sin.
And Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and of the priests and of the chief of the fathers of Israel in Jerusalem for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, And you shall act in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. And whatever cause shall come to you from your brothers that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them so that they do not sin against Jehovah, and wrath come on you and your brothers. Do this and you shall not sin.
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil. Neither shall you speak in a cause in order to follow many in order to wrest judgment. And you should not favor a poor man in his cause.
You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause. Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
And I commanded your judges at that time saying, Hear the causes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the stranger with him. You shall not respect persons in judgment. You shall hear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the cause that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.
If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and they have been judged, and the righteous one is declared righteous, and the wrongdoer declared guilty,
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Justice » Gifts impede
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
Perversion » What perverts
For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no one else.
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not respect persons, nor take a gift. For a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against Jehovah.
Sacrifices » Fat of, not to remain until morning
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
And you shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
in whose hands is a plot, and their right hand is full of a bribe.
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands free from holding bribes, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;
For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.