Exodus 23:8

Lighthouse Bible 2006

And you shall take no bribe: for the bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

He that does not lend his money at interest, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 26:10

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house; but he who hates bribes shall live.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it: wherever it turns, it prospers.

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot bear; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and men with strength to mix strong drink:

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Ezekiel 22:12

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and unjust gain, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.

Hosea 4:18

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers love with shame, saying Give ye.

Amos 5:12

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Micah 7:3

So that they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he speaks his mischievous desire: so they weave it together.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and to be feared, who does not favor any person, nor take reward:

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not favor any person, neither take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after money, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.