Exodus 23:8

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Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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  • 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.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
  • Isa 5:23 : 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
  • Ps 26:10 : 10 whose hands are full of wicked schemes, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
  • 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 19:4 : 4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.
  • Eccl 7:7 : 7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
  • Isa 1:13 : 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly.
  • 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.
  • Hos 4:18 : 18 Their drink has turned them aside; they persist in their immorality. They love shame more than their honor.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 16:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    19Do 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.

    20Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Prov 17:23
    80%

    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Eccl 7:7
    76%

    7Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • Exod 23:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

    7Stay far from a false accusation; do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
    75%

    23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Prov 17:8
    74%

    8A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Deut 24:17
    74%

    17Do not pervert justice for the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's garment as security for a pledge.

  • 2 Chr 19:7
    73%

    7Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Isa 33:15
    72%

    15The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

  • Prov 29:4
    72%

    4A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

  • Prov 18:5
    72%

    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Lev 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.

    15Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

    2Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.

    3Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit.

  • Isa 1:23
    71%

    23Your 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.

  • Ps 26:10
    71%

    10whose hands are full of wicked schemes, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.

  • Ezek 22:12
    70%

    12In 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.

  • Matt 23:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'

    19You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

  • Prov 24:23
    70%

    23These also belong to the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good.

  • Prov 23:6
    69%

    6Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

  • Lev 22:25
    69%

    25You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.

  • Exod 23:9
    69%

    9Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • Prov 6:35
    68%

    35He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

  • Prov 21:7
    68%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Deut 27:25
    68%

    25Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • 1 Sam 12:4
    68%

    4They replied, 'You have not defrauded us, oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.'

  • Deut 13:8
    68%

    8whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—

  • Deut 25:13
    68%

    13Do not have two differing weights in your bag, a heavy one and a light one.

  • Prov 21:14
    68%

    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

  • Lev 19:35
    67%

    35Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity.

  • Job 17:4
    67%

    4For you have closed their hearts to understanding; therefore, you will not exalt them.

  • Lev 25:37
    67%

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

  • Jer 22:17
    67%

    17But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

  • Ezek 16:33
    67%

    33All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.

  • Ps 37:21
    67%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Prov 22:22
    67%

    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

  • Prov 23:10
    67%

    10Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless.

  • Prov 22:26
    67%

    26Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge, or who puts up security for debts.

  • Prov 23:23
    67%

    23Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

  • Ezek 18:8
    67%

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Jer 7:8
    67%

    8But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.