Exodus 23:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

You must not take a bribe,  for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words  of the righteous.

Cross References

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.

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Proverbs 15:27

The one who profits dishonestly  troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

1 Samuel 8:3

However, his sons did not walk in his ways #– #they turned towards dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe  seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?  Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something?  , I will return it to you.’

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is the God of gods  and Lord of lords,  the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.

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.

Amos 5:12

For I know that 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.

Ezekiel 22:12

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.  You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbours.  You have forgotten me.  This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

Hosea 4:18

When their drinking is over, they turn to promiscuity. Israel’s leaders  fervently love disgrace.

Isaiah 1:13

Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies   – I cannot stand iniquity  with a festival.

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.

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at pouring beer,

Isaiah 33:15

The one who lives righteously and speaks rightly, who refuses profit from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots and shuts his eyes against evil schemes   –