Ecclesiastes 7:7

New International Version

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.

Isaiah 33:15

Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.

Deuteronomy 28:65

Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”

1 Samuel 21:14

Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.