The King James Version Bible

Bible Verses About Bribery

What does the Bible say about Bribery?

  • Exodus 23:8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
  • Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
  • Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
  • Proverbs 17:8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
  • Amos 5:12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
  • Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
  • Psalms 26:10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
  • Isaiah 5:23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  • Matthew 28:12-15 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade ...
  • Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
  • Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
  • Job 15:34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
  • Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
  • Judges 16:5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us ...