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

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.

You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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

Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: 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 bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery.

He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.

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

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

The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.

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

Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

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

For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

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

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

The Soldiers Are Bribed

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.