7 Bible Verses about Bribery

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.

in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

who justify the wicked for rewards, and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!

[There is] a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father. Behold, I have sent to thee a present of silver and gold. Go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what his great strength lays, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him. And we will give thee every o

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed. And I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying,

And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding.

And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him silver. And he sought how he might betray him conveniently.

he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, after seeing that he was condemned, having repented, he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? See thou to it. And having cast down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed, and after going away, he hanged himself. read more.
And after taking the silver pieces, the chief priests said, It is not permitted to put them into the treasury, since it is a price of blood. And having held consultation, they bought the potter's field with them for burial for foreigners. Therefore that field was called the field of blood, to this day. Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, which says, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who was valued, whom they valued from the sons of Israel,

And they were glad, and agreed together to give him silver.

He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil. He shall dwell on high. His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. His bread shall be given. His waters shall be sure.

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

By justice the king establishes the land, but he who exacts gifts overthrows it.

And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples, having come by night, stole him from us while we slept. And if this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and will make you worry free. read more.
And having taken the silver pieces, they did as they were instructed. And this saying was spread abroad among the Jews until this day.

And I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up, and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple. For they will come to And I said, Should such a man as I flee? And who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him, but he pronounced this prophecy against me, and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. read more.
For this cause he was hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

[There is] a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father. Behold, I have sent to thee a present of silver and gold. Go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

For the company of the hypocrites shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

He also hoped simultaneously that money would be given him by Paul so that he might free him. And so, summoning him more frequently, he conversed with him.

And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what his great strength lays, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him. And we will give thee every o

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed. And I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.

in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

who justify the wicked for rewards, and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!

[There is] a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father. Behold, I have sent to thee a present of silver and gold. Go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in what his great strength lays, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him. And we will give thee every o

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed. And I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying,