Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.
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"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
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who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.
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A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
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They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
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The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --
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Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
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hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous
who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.
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They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.
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hands » Right hand, illustrative » (full of bribes,) of corruption
who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.
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The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.
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"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
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who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.
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A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.
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They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
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The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --
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Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
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