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Exodus 23:8
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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Proverbs 21:14
A secret gift soothes anger, and a covert bribe, fierce rage.
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Psalms 21:13
Be exalted, LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.
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Genesis 33:9-11
“ I have enough, my brother,” Esau replied.“ Keep what you have.”But Jacob said,“ No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
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Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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2 Samuel 16 1-2 Samuel 16 4
When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine.The king said to Ziba,“ Why do you have these?” Ziba answered,“ The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the wilderness.”“ Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked.“ Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king,“ for he said,‘ Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”The king said to Ziba,“ All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!”“ I bow before you,” Ziba said.“ May I find favor with you, my lord the king!”
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Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them,“ If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and take them down to the man as a gift— a little balsam and a little honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.
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Psalms 19:6
It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to their other end; nothing is hidden from its heat.
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Psalms 18:16
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.
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Micah 7:3
Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.
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1 Samuel 25 35
Then David accepted what she had brought him and said,“ Go home in peace. See, I have heard what you said and have granted your request.”
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Psalms 29:4
the voice of the LORD in power, the voice of the LORD in splendor.
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Amos 5:12
For I know your crimes are many and your sins innumerable. They oppress the righteous, take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice at the city gates.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.