Ecclesiastes 7:7

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

For oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

And you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the seeing ones, and it perverts the words of the righteous ones.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked one takes a bribe out of the bosom to stretch the paths of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is a stone of favor in the eyes of its owner, everywhere he turns he is shrewd.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold the tears of those who were oppressed, and there is not for them one who comforts! And at the hand of those oppressing them was power; but there was not one who comforts them.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the oppression of the poor, or the removing of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be amazed at the purpose. For a high one over a high one is watching; and high ones are over them.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen. I gave my heart to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which a man rules over a man for an evil reason to him.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebelling and are companions of thieves. Everyone loves a present, and is pursuing bribes. They do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with uprightness; he who rejects the gain of oppressions, who shakes his palms free from taking the bribe, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment. You shall not regard faces, and you shall not take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous ones.

Deuteronomy 28:65

And among these nations you shall not find ease, and the sole of your foot shall not have rest. But Jehovah shall give you there a trembling heart and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, I am here! Testify against me before Jehovah and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed? Whom have I crushed, and from whose hand have I taken a bribe that I might hide my eyes with it; and I will give back to you.

1 Samuel 21:14

And Achish said to his servants, Behold, you see the man is one showing madness. Why do you bring him to me?

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.