Exodus 23:8

Regulations Regarding Justice

⁷ from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man. ⁸ And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous. ⁹ And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye -- ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

Take No Bribe

Take No Gift

No

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:27

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Proverbs 17:23

A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

Isaiah 5:23

Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

1 Samuel 8:3

and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

Psalm 26:10

In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.

Proverbs 17:8

A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Deuteronomy 10:17

for Jehovah your God -- He is God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

1 Samuel 12:3

Lo, here am I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore to you.'

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

Isaiah 1:13

Add not to bring in a vain present, Incense -- an abomination it is to Me, New moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity -- and a restraint!

Ezekiel 22:12

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!

Hosea 4:18

Sour is their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.

Amos 5:12

For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

Micah 7:3

On the evil are both hands to do it well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.