1 Samuel 8:3

In 11 translations

BSB

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

KJV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

WEB

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

ASV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

DRC

And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

GNV

And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.

JPS

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

LXXE

And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.

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WLC

וְלֹֽא־הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ בדרכו וַיִּטּ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־שֹׁ֔חַד וַיַּטּ֖וּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read aloud as (qere): בִּדְרָכָ֔יו

LXX-Br

Καὶ οὐκ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν ὁδῷ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐξέκλιναν ὀπίσω τῆς συντελείας, καὶ ἐλάμβανον δῶρα, καὶ ἐξέκλινον δικαιώματα.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
• Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
• 1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
• 2 Samuel 15:4And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
• Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
• Jeremiah 22:15–17Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went…
• 1 Kings 12:6–11Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people…
• Psalms 26:10in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
• 2 Kings 21:1–3Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations…

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