8 Bible Verses about Avoiding Bribes
Most Relevant Verses
Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.
Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.
The covetous man rooteth up his own house; but whoso hateth rewards, shall live.
He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.
Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."
He that leadeth a godly life - say I - and speaketh the truth; He that abhorreth to do violence and deceit; he that keepeth his hand that he touch no reward; which stoppeth his ears, that he hear no counsel against the innocent; which holdeth down his eyes, that he see none evil.
For the LORD your God, he is God of Gods and Lord of lords; a great God, a mighty and a terrible which regardeth no man's person nor taketh gifts:
