Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.
"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals.
The judgment of babylon » Who perverts the ways of judgment
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.
"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
In whose hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.