Psalm 26:10

New Living Translation

Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.

Psalm 11:2

The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.

Psalm 36:4

They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.

Psalm 52:2

All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.

Exodus 23:8

“Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

Proverbs 1:16

They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.

Proverbs 4:16

For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.

Isaiah 33:15

Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—

Amos 5:12

For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Micah 7:3

Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.

Acts 23:12

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

1 Samuel 8:3

But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.