Ecclesiastes 7:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Corruption makes fools of sensible people, and bribes can ruin you.

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

Don't accept bribes. Judges are blinded and justice is twisted by bribes.

Proverbs 17:23

Crooks accept secret bribes to keep justice from being done.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders have rejected me to become friends of crooks; your rulers are looking for gifts and bribes. Widows and orphans never get a fair trial.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked again and saw people being mistreated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who mistreated them were powerful.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe works miracles like a magic charm that brings good luck.

1 Samuel 8:3

But they were not like their father. They were dishonest and accepted bribes to give unfair decisions.

Deuteronomy 28:65

You will be restless—always longing for home, but never able to return.

Isaiah 33:15

But there will be rewards for those who live right and tell the truth, for those who refuse to take money by force or accept bribes, for all who hate murder and violent crimes.

1 Samuel 12:3

Let me ask this. Have I ever taken anyone's ox or donkey or forced you to give me anything? Have I ever hurt anyone or taken a bribe to give an unfair decision? Answer me so the Lord and his chosen king can hear you. And if I have done any of these things, I will give it all back.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don't be surprised if the poor of your country are abused, and injustice takes the place of justice. After all, the lower officials must do what the higher ones order them to do.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

I noticed all this and thought seriously about what goes on in the world. Why does one person have the power to hurt another?

1 Samuel 21:14

“Look at him!” Achish said to his officers. “You can see he's crazy. Why did you bring him to me?