Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 7:7 - Tree of Life Version For extortion drives a wise man crazy, and a bribe corrupts the heart. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Surely oppression and extortion make a wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding and judgment. American Standard Version (1901) Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding. Common English Bible Oppression turns the wise into fools; a bribe corrupts the heart. Catholic Public Domain Version For, like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the foolish. But this, too, is emptiness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity. |
Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
The wicked one receives a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner. Wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Again I looked and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter. Power is in the hand of their oppressors, but they had no comforter.
Though the profit of the land is taken by all, a king is served by the fields.
I have seen all this while applying my mind to everything done under the sun: sometimes one person dominates another person to his own harm.
Your princes are rebellious and friends with thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, nor does a widow’s case come to them.
One who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly, who refuses unjust gain by extortion, who shakes his hands free of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil.
You are not to twist justice—you must not show partiality or take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.
Among these nations you will find no rest, and there will be no rest for the sole of your foot. But there Adonai will give you a trembling heart and failing eyes, and a despairing spirit.
Here I am. Witness against me before Adonai and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken or whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to look the other way? I will restore it to you.”
that he changed his demeanor before them and acted like a mad man while in their hands—scribbling on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain—they took bribes and perverted justice.