Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Oppression
Bible References
Oppression
Deuteronomy 28:33 A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually.
A gift
Exodus 23:8
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
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.
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.
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.”
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
Topervert the ways of justice.
To
Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyoneloves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
Theydo not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejectsunjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
Andshuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
He who rejects
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And