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- Exod 23:8 : 8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! 10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul. 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
- Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it. 4 I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
- Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Prov 28:16 : 16 The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
- Prov 29:4 : 4 The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
- Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! 9 In mine ears [saith] Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield [but] an ephah.
- Isa 33:15-16 : 15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: 16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
- Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even put it among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you.
- Josh 7:24-25 : 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Jehovah shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
- 1 Sam 8:3-5 : 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; 5 and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
- Prov 11:19 : 19 He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
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16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
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27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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8And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
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13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
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