Proverbs 18:5
5It is not good to abe partial to ▼▼Hebrew to lift the face of
the wickedor to cdeprive the righteous of justice.
Proverbs 21:14
14 dA gift in secret averts anger,and a concealed bribe, ▼
▼Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
strong wrath.Isaiah 10:2
2to turn aside the needy from justiceand fto rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Amos 5:12
12For I know how many are your transgressionsand how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who gtake a bribe,
and hturn aside the needy iin the gate.
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