Deu 16:19, 1Sa 8:3, 12:3, Psa 26:10, Pro 15:27, 17:8, 23, 19:4, Ecc 7:7 | ESV | STEP | You shall not pervert justice . You shall not show partiality , and you shall not accept a bribe , for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous .

Deuteronomy 16:19

19 ^aYou shall not pervert justice. ^bYou shall not show partiality, ^cand you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

1 Samuel 8:3

3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways ^dbut turned aside after gain. ^eThey took bribes and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 12:3

3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before ^fhis anointed. ^gWhose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Testify against me} and I will restore it to you.”

Psalms 26:10

10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of ⁱbribes.

Proverbs 15:27

27 Whoever is ^jgreedy for unjust gain ^ktroubles his own household,
but he who hates ^lbribes will live.

Proverbs 17:8

8 ^mA bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.

Proverbs 17:23

23 The wicked accepts ⁿa bribe in secret ^{▼▼Hebrew a bribe from the bosom}
to ^ppervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 19:4

4 ^qWealth brings many new friends,
^rbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

7 Surely ^soppression drives the wise into madness,
and ^ta bribe corrupts the heart.