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You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
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For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
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Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
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‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
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However, his sons did not walk in his ways—they turned toward dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.
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Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something? I will return it to you.”
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Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a bribe.
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And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.”
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They also bribed officials to act against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia.
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Have I ever said, “Give me something” or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”
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For the company of the godless will have no children, and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.
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who does not lend his silver at interest or take a bribe against the innocent— the one who does these things will never be shaken.
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in whose hands are evil schemes and whose right hands are filled with bribes.
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He will not be appeased by anything or be persuaded by lavish bribes.
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The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
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A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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A secret gift soothes anger, and a covert bribe, fierce rage.
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Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.
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Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
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The one who lives righteously and speaks rightly, who refuses profit from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots and shuts his eyes against evil schemes—
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I have stirred him up in righteousness, and will level all roads for him. He will rebuild my city, and set my exiles free, not for a price or a bribe,” says the Lord of Armies.
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Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors.
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People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
