Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blindness » What blinds people
But he 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.
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"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
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"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.
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A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent.
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He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil?
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For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins?you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.
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Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
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Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
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Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes."
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Court » Justice required of
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges, "Consider what you do: for you do not judge for man, but for the LORD; and he is with you in the judgment. Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes." read more.
Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. He commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you shall not be guilty.
Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. He commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you shall not be guilty.
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice; neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.
"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. "Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked. "You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
I commanded your judges at that time, saying, "Hear cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it."
If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
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Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Justice » Gifts impede
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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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 other besides me.'
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"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
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Sacrifices » Fat of, not to remain until morning
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
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"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.
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A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent.
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He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil?
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For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins?you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.
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