A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Do not deny 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.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.