23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom

That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (A)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.

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A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.

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And (A)you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

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19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; (B)you shall not [a]show partiality, (C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [b]twists the words of the righteous.

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  1. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
  2. Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(A)

10 (B)Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

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11 (A)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(B)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [a]money.
(C)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”

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  1. Micah 3:11 Lit. silver

12 In you (A)they take bribes to shed blood; (B)you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and (C)have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.

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23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

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14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
And a bribe [a]behind the back, strong wrath.

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Under cover, lit. in the bosom

16 (A)A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.

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Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before (A)His anointed: (B)Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any (C)bribe with which to (D)blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

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But his sons (A)did not walk in his ways; they turned aside (B)after dishonest gain, (C)took bribes, and perverted justice.

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