Proverbs 17:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.

Cross References

Genesis 32:14

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

Genesis 32:21

So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night in the camp.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry them down as a present to the man: a little balm and a little honey, gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Psalm 18:16

He reached down from on high; he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.

Psalm 19:6

Its rising is from the end of the heavens and its circuit to the end of them, and nothing is hid from its heat.

Psalm 21:13

Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

Exodus 23:8

You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds officials and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the orphan, and the widow’s cause does not come before them.

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe and push aside the needy in the gate.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are skilled to do evil; the official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire; thus they pervert justice.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up to your house in peace; see, I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your petition.”