Psa 26:9-10, Pro 17:8, 23, 19:6, 29:4, Isa 1:23, 33:15, 56:11, Eze 22:27 | ESV | STEP | Do not sweep my soul away with sinners , nor my life with bloodthirsty men ,

Psalms 26:9-10

9 ^aDo not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of ^bbribes.

Proverbs 17:8

8 ^cA 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 ^da bribe in secret ^{▼▼Hebrew a bribe from the bosom}
to ^fpervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 19:6

6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, ^{▼▼Or of a noble}
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ^hgifts.

Proverbs 29:4

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

Isaiah 1:23

23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^kloves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
^lThey do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

Isaiah 33:15

15 ^mHe 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
ⁿand shuts his eyes from looking on evil,

Isaiah 56:11

11 ^oThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But ^pthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
^qeach to his own gain, one and all.

Ezekiel 22:27

27 ^rHer princes in her midst are like wolves ^stearing the prey, ^tshedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.