“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.

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.

For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.

A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute to the king of Assyria.

Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.”

He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

It is me – I stir him up and commission him; I will make all his ways level. He will rebuild my city; he will send my exiled people home, but not for a price or a bribe,” says the Lord who commands armies.

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.

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

“I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. See, I have sent you silver and gold as a present. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.”

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 –