7 Bible Verses about Bribery

Thy princes are traitors and companions of thieves. They love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards. As for the fatherless, they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them.

Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.

in whose hands is wickedness, and their righthand is full of gifts.

The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment.

These give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous.

"There is a bond between thee and me as was between thy father and mine. Therefore, I send thee both gold and silver for a gift, that thou go and break the covenant between thee and Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

- unto whom came the lords of the Philistines, and said unto her, "Flatter with him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may have power over him, that we may bind him, to bring him under, and we will give every man eleven hundred silverlings."

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."

And they gathered them together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave large money unto the soldiers,

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.

Liberality bringeth a man to honour and worship, and setteth him among great men.

Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.

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.

Wherefore, let the fear of the LORD be with you, and take heed and do it. For there is no unrighteousness in the LORD our God nor regarding of persons, nor taking of rewards."

When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

Then when Judas, which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented himself; and brought again the thirty plates of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that." And he cast down the silver plates in the temple, and departed, and went and hung himself. read more.
And the chief priests took the silver plates and said, "It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood." And they took counsel, and bought with them a potter's field to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day. Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel,

And they were glad: and promised to give him money.

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. He it is, that shall dwell on high; whose safeguard shall be in the true rock, to him shall be given the right true meat and drink.

The covetous man rooteth up his own house; but whoso hateth rewards, shall live.

With true judgment the king setteth up the land; but if he be a man that taketh gifts, he turneth it upside down.

And they gathered them together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave large money unto the soldiers, saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while ye slept." And if this come to the ruler's ears, we will appease him, and save you harmless. read more.
And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the Jews unto this day.

And I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, and he had shut himself within, and said, "Let us come together in to the house of God, even unto the midst of the temple, and shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee, yea even in the night will they come to put thee to death." But I said, "Should any such man as I flee? Who is that, being as I am, that will go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in." For I perceived that God had not sent him; Yet spake he prophecy upon me. Nevertheless, Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him for money. read more.
Therefore took he the money, that through fear I should do so, and sin: that they might have an evil report of me, to blaspheme me.

"There is a bond between thee and me as was between thy father and mine. Therefore, I send thee both gold and silver for a gift, that thou go and break the covenant between thee and Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

For the congregation of hypocrites is unfruitful, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedy to receive gifts.

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul that he might loose him, wherefore he called him the oftener, and communed with him.

- unto whom came the lords of the Philistines, and said unto her, "Flatter with him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may have power over him, that we may bind him, to bring him under, and we will give every man eleven hundred silverlings."

If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."

Thy princes are traitors and companions of thieves. They love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards. As for the fatherless, they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them.

Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.

in whose hands is wickedness, and their righthand is full of gifts.

The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment.

These give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous.

"There is a bond between thee and me as was between thy father and mine. Therefore, I send thee both gold and silver for a gift, that thou go and break the covenant between thee and Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

- unto whom came the lords of the Philistines, and said unto her, "Flatter with him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may have power over him, that we may bind him, to bring him under, and we will give every man eleven hundred silverlings."

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."

And they gathered them together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave large money unto the soldiers,