Exodus 23:8
23:8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:19
16:19 You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort
the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 16:1
The Passover-Unleavened Bread Festival
16:1 Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night.
Deuteronomy 8:3
8:3 So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna.
He did this to teach you
that humankind
cannot live by bread
alone, but also by everything that comes from the
Lord’s mouth.
Isaiah 33:15
33:15 The one who lives uprightly
and speaks honestly;
the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures
and rejects a bribe;
the one who does not plot violent crimes
and does not seek to harm others –
Ezekiel 22:12-13
22:12 They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest;
you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me,
declares the sovereign
Lord.
22:13 “‘See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.
Amos 5:12
5:12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts
and your numerous sins.
You torment the innocent, you take bribes,
and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
Micah 7:3
7:3 They are determined to be experts at doing evil;
government officials and judges take bribes,
prominent men make demands,
and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.