Bribery: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

• Exo 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the
• Deu 16:18, 19 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town
• Deu 27:25 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let
• 1Sa 8:1, 3 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. / But
• Job 15:34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the
• Psa 26:9, 10 Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of
• Pro 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he
• Pro 17:8, 23 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds. / A
• Pro 18:16 A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
• Pro 21:14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
• Pro 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never
• Pro 28:21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of
• Pro 29:4 By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts
• Ecc 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the
• Isa 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and
• Isa 5:22, 23 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing
• Isa 33:15, 16 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain
• Eze 13:19 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of
• Eze 22:12, 13 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take
• Amo 2:6 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four,
• Amo 5:12 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous.
• Mic 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe.