1 Samuel 12:3

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I stand here before you. Bring any charges you have against me in the presence of the Lord and of his anointed one. Have I taken anyone's ox or donkey? Have I wronged anyone? Have I oppressed anyone? Have I accepted a bribe from anyone to turn a blind eye? Tell me, and I will repay you.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:22

For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God.

Nehemiah 5:11

Give them back right now their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the one percent interest on the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been charging them.”

Psalm 15:5

They lend money without charging interest. They don't take bribes to testify against the innocent. Those who act like this will never ever fall.

Exodus 20:17

You must not desire to have anyone else's house. You must not desire to have their wife, or their male slave or female slave, or their ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to them.”

Exodus 22:4

If what was stolen is a live animal he still has, whether it's an ox, donkey, or sheep, he must pay back double.

Exodus 23:8

Don't accept bribes, for a bribe blinds those who can see, and undermines the evidence of the honest.

Proverbs 15:27

People greedy for ill-gotten gains make trouble for their families, but those who hate bribes will live.

Leviticus 6:4

If you have sinned and become guilty you must return what you have stolen or cheated from your victims, the deposit you took, the lost property you found,

Leviticus 6:5

or anything else that must be given back that you lied about. You must pay full compensation plus a fifth of the value, and give it to the owner as soon as you accept that you are guilty of sin.

Numbers 16:15

Moses got really angry and said to the Lord, “Don't accept their offerings. I have never taken even a donkey from them or treated any of them badly.”

Matthew 22:21

“Caesar's,” they replied. “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God,” he told them.

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said before the Lord, “Look, I'm giving half of everything I own to the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll pay them back four times as much!”

Acts 20:33

I never had any desire for anyone's silver or gold or clothing.

2 Corinthians 12:14

Now I'm preparing to visit you for the third time, and I won't be a burden to you. I don't want what you have, I want you yourselves! After all, children shouldn't save up for their parents, but parents should for their children.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Don't pervert justice or show favoritism. Don't take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the wise and twists the words of the truthful.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You yourselves can testify as to how we acted, and God can too—how we treated you believers with a holy attitude, fairly and blamelessly.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we've never used flattering words. Nor were we covering up some greedy, selfish attitude—as God is our witness!

1 Peter 5:2

Look after God's flock you have been given to care for, watching over it not because you're forced to, but gladly, as God wants you to. Do this willingly, not looking to make a profit from it.

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head, and kissed him, saying, “The Lord has anointed you as ruler of his chosen people.

1 Samuel 12:4

“No, you have never cheated or oppressed us,” they replied, “and you have never taken anything from anyone.”

1 Samuel 12:5

Samuel told them, “The Lord is a witness, and his anointed is a witness today, in this case involving you, that you have not found me guilty of anything.” “He is a witness,” they replied.

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose for myself a trustworthy priest who will do what I really want, what I have in mind. I will make sure he and his descendants are trustworthy and they will always serve my anointed one.

1 Samuel 24:11

Take a look, my father! You see this piece of your robe I'm holding. Yes, I did cut it off, but I didn't kill you. Now you can see for yourself and you can be sure that I have done nothing evil or rebellious. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down, trying to kill me.

1 Samuel 24:6

He told his men, “May the Lord prevent me from doing anything like this to my master, the Lord's anointed one. I will never attack him, for he is the Lord's anointed one.”

1 Samuel 24:7

He reprimanded his men and didn't allow them to attack Saul. Saul stood up and went on his way.

1 Samuel 26:11

May the Lord prevent me from attacking the Lord's anointed one. Just pick up the spear and water jug beside his head, and let's go.”

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, “No, don't kill him! Who can attack the Lord's anointed one and not be guilty of a crime?