7 Bible Verses about Bribery, Results Of
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In whose hands is a plot, and, their right hand, is filled with a bribe.
And, a bribe, shalt thou not take, - for the bribe, blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards, - The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.
For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins, - ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!
Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Israel, and because of four, will I not turn it back, - Because they have sold - for silver - the righteous, and the needy - for a pair of shoes:
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
A king, by justice, shall establish a land, - but, a man open to bribes, bringeth it to ruin.
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