Exo 18:21, 23:8, Deu 16:19, Pro 28:16, 29:4, Isa 33:15-16 | ESV | STEP | Moreover, look for able men from all the people , men who fear God , who are trustworthy and hate a bribe , and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands , of hundreds , of fifties , and of tens .

Exodus 18:21

21 Moreover, look for ^aable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 23:8

8 ^bAnd you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

Deuteronomy 16:19

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

Proverbs 28:16

16 A ruler who ^flacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Proverbs 29:4

4 By justice a king ^gbuilds up the land,
but he who exacts gifts ^{▼▼Or who taxes heavily} tears it down.

Isaiah 33:15-16

15 ⁱHe who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
^jand shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks;
^khis bread will be given him; his water will be sure.