Topic
Bribery
40 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 23:8ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- 1 Samuel 8:3ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
- Job 15:34ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
- Psalms 26:10ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
- Isaiah 1:23ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
- Isaiah 33:15ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
- Ezekiel 22:12ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
- Amos 2:6ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
- Amos 5:12ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
- Deuteronomy 16:18Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Nave General scriptures concerning
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 27:25Nave General scriptures concerning
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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- Judges 16:5 Nave INSTANCES OF — Delilah
- 1 Samuel 8:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Samuel 12:3 ISBE
- 1 Kings 15:19 Nave INSTANCES OF — Ben-hadad
- Nehemiah 6:10–13 Nave INSTANCES OF — The false prophet, Shemaiah
- Esther 3:9 Nave INSTANCES OF — Haman bribes Ahasuerus to destroy the Jews
- Psalms 26:9 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 15:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 17:8 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 17:23 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 18:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 21:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 25:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 28:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 29:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 5:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 5:23 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 33:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ezekiel 13:19 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ezekiel 22:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Micah 7:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 26:15 Nave INSTANCES OF — Chief priests bribe Judas
- Matthew 27:3–9 Nave INSTANCES OF — Chief priests bribe Judas
- Matthew 28:12–15 Nave INSTANCES OF — Soldiers bribed to declare that the disciples stole the body of Jesus
- Mark 14:11 Nave INSTANCES OF — Chief priests bribe Judas
- Luke 22:5 Nave INSTANCES OF — Chief priests bribe Judas
- Acts 24:26 Nave INSTANCES OF — Governor Felix seeks a bribe from Paul
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
brib'-er-i (shochadh, "a gift," in a corrupt sense, "a bribe"): The Hebrew law condemns everything that would tend to impair the impartial administration of justice, particularly the giving and receiving of gifts or bribes, in order to pervert judgment (Ex 23:8). Allusions are frequent to the prevailing corruption of oriental judges and rulers. "And fire shall consume the tents of bribery" (Job 15:34; 1Sa 8:3; Ps 26:10; Isa 1:23; 33:15; Eze 22:12). Samuel speaks of a "ransom" in the sense of a bribe: "Of whose hand have I taken a ransom (kopher, "covering," the King James Version "bribe") to blind mine eyes therewith?" (1Sa 12:3; Am 5:12; compare Am 2:6).
See CRIMES; JUSTICE; PUNISHMENTS.
L. Kaiser
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 39 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ex 23:8; De 16:18,19; 27:25; 1Sa 8:1,3; Job 15:34; Ps 26:9,10; Pr 15:27; 17:8,23; 18:16; 21:14; 25:14; 28:21; 29:4; Ec 7:7; Isa 1:23; 5:22,23; 33:15,16; Eze 13:19; 22:12,13; Am 2:6; 5:12; Mic 7:3
- → INSTANCES OF
- Delilah Jud 16:5
- Samuel's sons
- See above
- The false prophet, Shemaiah Ne 6:10-13
- Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:19
- Haman bribes Ahasuerus to destroy the Jews Es 3:9
- Chief priests bribe Judas Mt 26:15; 27:3-9; Mr 14:11; Lu 22:5
- Soldiers bribed to declare that the disciples stole the body of Jesus Mt 28:12-15
- Governor Felix seeks a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.