11 Bible Verses about Effect Of Bribes
Most Relevant Verses
A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
The gift of a man, maketh room for him, and, before great men, setteth him down.
A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.
For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, - and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.
And, a bribe, shalt thou not take, - for the bribe, blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
A king, by justice, shall establish a land, - but, a man open to bribes, bringeth it to ruin.
To take note of faces in judgment , is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
Cursed, be he that taketh a bribe to shed innocent blood. And all the people shall say - Amen.
To all harlots, they give a present, But thou, didst give thy presents to all thy lovers, And didst bribe them to come in unto thee from every side in thine unchastity!
