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What Does the Bible Say About Bribes?

Here are 11 Bible verses about bribes, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Exodus 23:8

    And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

    BSBDo not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

  2. #2Proverbs 15:27

    He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

    BSBHe who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

  3. #3Proverbs 21:14

    A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

    BSBA gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

  4. #4Ecclesiastes 7:7

    Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

    BSBSurely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  5. #5Amos 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.

    BSBFor I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

  6. #6Deuteronomy 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.

    BSBDo not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  7. #7Proverbs 17:23

    A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

    BSBA wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

  8. #8Hebrews 13:5-6

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

    BSBKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

  9. #9James 3:16

    For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

    BSBFor where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

  10. #101 Samuel 8:3

    And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

    BSBBut his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

  11. #11Isaiah 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.

    BSBYour rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

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