Biblical Concept: Bribe
Findings
“blinds the clear-sighted”
“subverts the cause of the just”
“the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe”
“you shall not take a bribe”
“a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise” … “perverts the words of the righteous”
“Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.”
Samuel: “from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it?”
“fear of the LORD” … “God will have no part in unrighteousness” … “taking
of a bribe”
Job: “Have I said”
… “Offer a bribe for me from your wealth”
“take a bribe
against the innocent”
NAS Proverbs
17:8 A bribe is a charm in the
sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
23 A wicked man receives a bribe
from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.
“a bribe corrupts the heart”
“Your rulers are rebels” … “Everyone loves a bribe”
“justify the wicked for a bribe”
“shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe”
Israel: “gifts to
all your lovers to bribe them”
Jerusalem: “Her
leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe”
Israel: “The
prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe”
Samuel’s sons:
“turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice”
Men of bloodshed:
“whose right hand is full of bribes”
“he who hates
bribes will live”
Stable land: “a
man who takes bribes overthrows it”
Jerusalem: “In you
they have taken bribes to shed blood”
Israel: “You who distress the righteous and accept bribes”
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Bribe
NAS Exodus
23:8 "And you shall not take
a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the
just. (“blinds the clear-sighted”) (“subverts the cause of the just”)
NAS Deuteronomy
10:17 "For the LORD your God
is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the
awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe. (“the awesome God
who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe”)
NAS Deuteronomy
16:19 "You shall not distort
justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe
blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous. (“you
shall not take a bribe”) (“a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise” … “perverts the
words of the righteous”)
NAS Deuteronomy
27:25 'Cursed is he who accepts a
bribe to strike down an innocent person.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
(“Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.”)
NAS 1 Samuel
12:3 "Here I am; bear
witness against me before the LORD and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or
whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or
from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you." (Samuel: “from whose
hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it?”)
NAS 2
Chronicles 19:7 "Now then
let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD
our God will have no part in unrighteousness, or partiality, or the taking of a
bribe." (“fear of the LORD” … “God will have no part in unrighteousness” …
“taking of a bribe”)
NAS Job 6:22 "Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,' (Job: “Have
I said” …“Offer a bribe for me from your wealth”)
NAS Psalm
15:5 He does not put out his
money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does
these things will never be shaken. (“take a bribe against the innocent”)
NAS Proverbs
17:8 A bribe is a charm in the
sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers. (All)
23 A wicked man receives a bribe
from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice. (All)
NAS Proverbs
21:14 A gift in secret subdues
anger, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
NAS Ecclesiastes
7:7 For oppression makes a wise
man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart. (“a bribe corrupts the heart”)
NAS Isaiah
1:23 Your rulers are rebels, And
companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe, And chases after rewards. They
do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them. (“Your
rulers are rebels” … “Everyone loves a bribe”)
NAS Isaiah
5:23 Who justify the wicked for a
bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right! (“justify the
wicked for a bribe”)
NAS Isaiah
33:15 He who walks righteously,
and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain, And shakes his hands so
that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed,
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; (“shakes his hands so that they hold
no bribe”)
NAS Ezekiel
16:33 "Men give gifts to all
harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers to bribe them to come to
you from every direction for your harlotries. (Israel: “gifts to all your
lovers to bribe them”)
NAS Micah
3:11 Her leaders pronounce
judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price, And her prophets divine
for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, "Is not the LORD in our
midst? Calamity will not come upon us." (Jerusalem: “Her leaders pronounce
judgment for a bribe”)
NAS Micah
7:3 Concerning evil, both hands
do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man
speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together. (Israel: “The prince
asks, also the judge, for a bribe”)
Bribes
NAS 1 Samuel
8:3 His sons, however, did not
walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and
perverted justice. (Samuel’s sons:
“turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted
justice”)
NAS Psalm
26:10 In whose hands is a wicked
scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes. (Men of bloodshed: “whose right
hand is full of bribes”)
NAS Proverbs
15:27 He who profits illicitly
troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live. (“he who hates
bribes will live”)
NAS Proverbs
29:4 The king gives stability to
the land by justice, But a man who takes bribes overthrows it. (Stable land: “a
man who takes bribes overthrows it”)
NAS Ezekiel
22:12 "In you they have
taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have
injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,"
declares the Lord God. (Jerusalem: “In you they have taken bribes to shed blood”)
NAS Amos
5:12 For I know your
transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and
accept bribes, And turn aside the poor in the gate. (Israel: “You who distress the righteous and accept bribes”)