Exo 23:8, Deu 16:19, 1Sa 8:3, 12:3, 2Ch 19:7, Job 15:34, Act 24:2-3 | ESV | STEP | And you shall take no bribe , for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right .

Exodus 23:8

8 ^aAnd 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 ^bYou shall not pervert justice. ^cYou shall not show partiality, ^dand 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 ^ebut turned aside after gain. ^fThey took bribes and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 12:3

3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before ^ghis anointed. ^hWhose 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.”

2 Chronicles 19:7

7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for ^jthere is no injustice with the Lord our God, ^kor partiality or taking bribes.”

Job 15:34

34 For ^lthe company of the godless is barren,
and ^mfire consumes the tents of bribery.

Acts 24:2-3

2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:

“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, ⁿmost excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, 3 in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.