Proverbs 17:8

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

Cross References

Genesis 32:14

two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Genesis 32:21

So the present passed on before him; and he himself lodged 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 down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Psalm 18:16

He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

Psalm 19:6

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

Psalm 21:13

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

Psalm 29:4

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

Exodus 23:8

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

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 21:14

A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

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

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to 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 turn aside the needy in the gate.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are upon what is evil, to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

1 Samuel 25:35

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