7 Bible Verses about Bribery

Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

In whose hands are wicked devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.

who justify the wicked for bribes and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

There is a covenant between me and thee and between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent unto thee a bribe of silver and gold; come and break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

And the cardinals of the Philistines came up unto her and said unto her, Entice him and see what gives him his great strength and by what means we may overcome him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and each one of us will give thee eleven hundred pieces of silver.

And his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after greed, receiving bribes and perverting that which is right.

If it pleases the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the public works, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of money to the soldiers,

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Thou shalt not twist that which is right; thou shalt not respect persons neither 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 a wise man mad, and a gift destroys the heart.

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Thou shalt not twist that which is right; thou shalt not respect persons neither take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Therefore, now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

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

and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the princes of the priests and the elders, saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? Thou shalt see to it. And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself. read more.
And the princes of the priests taking the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field to bury strangers in. Therefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the sons of Israel did value,

And they were glad and covenanted to give him money.

He that walks in righteousness, he that speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of violence, he that shakes his hands from receiving bribes; he that stops his ears to not hear of blood; he who shuts his eyes to not see evil; he shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

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

The king by judgment establishes the land, but he that receives gifts shall overthrow it.

And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of money to the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you secure. read more.
So they took the money and did as they were taught, and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Afterward I came in secret unto the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, 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 are coming to slay thee; yea, tonight they will come to slay thee. Then I said, Should such a man as I flee? And who is there as I who could go into the temple and live? I will not go in. And I perceived that God had not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me, for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. read more.
For he was bribed to make me be thus afraid and sin and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

There is a covenant between me and thee and between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent unto thee a bribe of silver and gold; come and break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

For the congregation of the hypocrites shall be made desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

He hoped also that money should have been given him from Paul, that he might loose him; therefore he sent for him many times and communed with him.

And the cardinals of the Philistines came up unto her and said unto her, Entice him and see what gives him his great strength and by what means we may overcome him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and each one of us will give thee eleven hundred pieces of silver.

If it pleases the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the public works, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

In whose hands are wicked devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

A wicked man takes a gift in secret to pervert the paths of judgment.

who justify the wicked for bribes and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

There is a covenant between me and thee and between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent unto thee a bribe of silver and gold; come and break thy covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

And the cardinals of the Philistines came up unto her and said unto her, Entice him and see what gives him his great strength and by what means we may overcome him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and each one of us will give thee eleven hundred pieces of silver.

And his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after greed, receiving bribes and perverting that which is right.

If it pleases the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the public works, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of money to the soldiers,