Proverbs 17:23
¶ A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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- Exod 23:8 : 8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Prov 17:8 : 8 ¶ A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
- Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
- Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
- 1 Sam 12:3 : 3 Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
- Prov 18:16 : 16 ¶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
- Prov 21:14 : 14 ¶ A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
- Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
- Ezek 22:12 : 12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
- Mic 3:11 : 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
- Mark 14:10-11 : 10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 11 And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
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