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Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismBlindness, SymbolicInjustice, Hated By GodReward, HumanRighteous, TheMagistratesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther Blinding

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Verse ConceptsBribery, Is SinChild AbuseAmenEffect Of Bribes

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

Verse ConceptsBlindness, SymbolicStandingOwning LivestockAvoiding BribesBlindingLoss Of DonkeysOther Blinding

And he will say to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my prop in thy hand, and go: If thou shalt find a man, thou shalt not praise him; and if a man shall praise thee, thou shalt not answer him: and put my prop upon the face of the boy.

Verse ConceptsBeltsGreetingsHastePreparing For ActionDo Not Greet

And Gehazi passed over before them, and he will put the prop upon the face of the boy, and no voice and no attention. And he will turn back to meet him; and he will announce to him, saying, The boy awaked not

Verse ConceptsResponseawakening

And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur -- a bribe.

Verse ConceptsGiftsMoney For The TempleTaking Mixed Metals

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepa

Verse ConceptsFameInexperienceMiddle AgeYouthAmateursApprenticesLimitations Of Youthconstructionstructure

and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'

Verse ConceptsFavouritismBribery, Is SinAcceptance Of BribesGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfReverence, And Social BehaviourMagistrates

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of dust and rubbish, even the ones that have been burned?”

Verse ConceptsJudaismCharacter Of WickedFeeblenessAnti semitismShort Time For Action

Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?

Verse ConceptsAvoiding Bribes

For the company of the godless is desolation, and fire consumes the tents of those who bribe.

Verse ConceptsBribery, Is SinGodlessnessTentsHypocrisy

Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response Togreatness

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.

Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

He will not accept {any compensation}, and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.

Verse ConceptsDefraudingNot Redeemed

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Verse ConceptsPrecious StonesEffect Of BribesBriberymagic

Listen carefully, the Lord God of hosts is removing from Jerusalem and from Judah
Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread
And the whole supply of water;

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfFamine Coming From GodNo Water For PeopleSupport

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Verse ConceptsAcquittalGuiltAcquitting The Guilty

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes

I have stirred him up in righteousness, And all his ways I make straight, He doth build My city, and My captivity doth send out, Not for price, nor for bribe, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Verse ConceptsBuilding CitiesVictory, As An Act Of GodStraight PathsFree Of Chargefree

For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, that separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prop

Verse ConceptsForeignersenquiring of GodOffenceSeparation From GodGod Will AnswerIn FrontHindering God's WorkImmigrants

To all whores they give a gift, And -- thou hast given thy gifts to all thy lovers, And dost bribe them to come in unto thee, From round about -- in thy whoredoms.

Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesPaying For Goodswhores

A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

Verse ConceptsFraudCreditCovenant breakersExcessGreed, Condemnation OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfInterestMoney, Stewardship OfBusiness EthicsCovetousness, Results InExtortionSheddingKilling The InnocentOppressors


Concerning evil, both of their hands pursue it and do it diligently and thoroughly;
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the [evil] desire of his soul.
So they twist the course of justice between them.

Verse ConceptsGiftsAliancesAmbition, negative aspects ofWicked RulersJudgesPower, HumanReward, HumanSkillRulers, WickedCharacter Of WickedGuileAmbidextrousTwo Of Body PartsContinuing In SinLording It

At the same time he was hoping to receive a bribe from Paul, and so he would send for him frequently to talk with him.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfCovetousness, Example OfConversationFinances