4 Bible Verses about Bribery, Examples Of

Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, as he felt condemned, in remorse brought back the thirty pieces to the high priests and elders, and said, "I did wrong in turning an innocent man over to death." But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that yourself." Then he tossed the money into the temple and left, and went off and hanged himself.read more.
The high priests picked up the money and said, "It is not legal to put it into the consecrated treasury, for it is blood money." So after consultation they bought with it the Potter's Field as a burying-ground for strangers. Now this piece of ground has ever since been called "The Field of Blood." In that way the words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled: "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been fixed by some Israelites,

So they met and held a consultation with the elders, and bribed the soldiers with a large sum of money, and said to them, "Tell the people that His disciples came by night, while we were sleeping, and stole Him away. And if news of it gets to the governor's ears, we will make it all right with him, and keep you out of trouble."read more.
So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been told among the Jews down to the present time.

So when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."