'Bribes' in the Bible
His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes."
in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don't judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.
Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, "Isn't Yahweh in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us."
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- Bribe (29 instances)
- Bribes (18 instances)
- Buy (83 instances)
- Corrupt (70 instances)
- Payoff (2 instances)
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