52 Bible Verses about Bribes
Want to know what the Bible says about Bribes? Here are 52 Bible verses about Bribes from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Isaiah 1:23 NIV
Your rulers are rebels,
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.
28
Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
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Deuteronomy 27:25 NIV
“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
27
1 Samuel 8:3 NIV
But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
26
Isaiah 5:23 NIV
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
but deny justice to the innocent.
but deny justice to the innocent.
21
Psalm 26:10 NIV
in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes.
whose right hands are full of bribes.
20
Proverbs 29:4 NIV
By justice a king gives a country stability,
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
20
Job 15:34 NIV
For the company of the godless will be barren,
and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
18
Micah 7:3 NIV
Both hands are skilled in doing evil;
the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,
the powerful dictate what they desire—
they all conspire together.
the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,
the powerful dictate what they desire—
they all conspire together.
17
Psalm 15:5 NIV
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.
will never be shaken.
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