Proverbs 17:8

New International Version

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

Cross References

Exodus 23:8

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

Micah 7:3

Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

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.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

Proverbs 17:23

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

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and said, “Go home in peace. I have heard your words and granted your request.”

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.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.

Psalm 21:13

Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.

Psalm 19:6

It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.

Psalm 18:16

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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

Genesis 32:14

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Genesis 32:21

So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.