Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Thy princes are apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals.
The judgment of babylon » Who perverts the ways of judgment
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Thy princes are apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.
And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.
A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.