Don't Take Bribes

 

Select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. (Ex 18:21 NLT)

 

He is the great God… who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. (Deut 10:17 NLT)

 

Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly. (Deut 16:19 NLT)

 

They were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice. (1 Sam 8:3 NLT)

 

The Lord our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes. (2 Chron 19:7 NLT)

 

Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn. (Job 15:34 NLT)

 

But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin. (Job 36:18 NLT)

 

Those…who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever (Ps 15:5 NLT)

 

Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes. (Ps 26:10 NLT)

 

Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live. (Prov 15:27 NLT)

 

The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice. (Prov 17:23 NLT)

 

A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice. (Prov 17:23 CSB)

 

A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it. (Prov 29:4 NLT)

 

Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart. (Eccl 7:7 NLT)

 

Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows. (Is 1:23 NLT)

 

You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord. “No harm can come to us,” you say, “for the Lord is here among us.” (Micah 3:11 NLT)

 

Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice. (Micah 7:3 NLT)

 

They oppress the righteous, take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice at the city gates. (Matt 28:12 NLT)

 

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