Verse 23

The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:8 : 8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Do not pervert 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 Sam 8:3 : 3 However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
  • 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Here I am. Testify against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes to wrongdoing? If so, I will restore it to you.
  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
  • Mark 14:10-11 : 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 When they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray him.