Bible Dictionary: Bribery

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Robbery; extortion.

2. (n.) The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BRIBERY

brib'-er-i (shochadh, "a gift," in a corrupt sense, "a bribe"): The Hebrew law condemns everything that would tend to impair the impartial administration of justice, particularly the giving and receiving of gifts or bribes, in order to pervert judgment (Exodus 23:8). Allusions are frequent to the prevailing corruption of oriental judges and rulers. "And fire shall consume the tents of bribery" (Job 15:34 1 Samuel 8:3 Psalm 26:10 Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 33:15 Ezekiel 22:12). Samuel speaks of a "ransom" in the sense of a bribe: "Of whose hand have I taken a ransom (kopher, "covering," the King James Version "bribe") to blind mine eyes therewith?" (1 Samuel 12:3 Amos 5:12; compare Amos 2:6).

See CRIMES; JUSTICE; PUNISHMENTS.

L. Kaiser

Topical Bible Verses

Exodus 23:8
And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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Mark 14:11
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
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Ezekiel 22:12
In you have they taken gifts to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, said the Lord GOD.
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Isaiah 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
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Strong's Hebrew

7810. shochad -- a present, bribe
... bribery, gift, present, reward. From shachad; a donation (venal or redemptive) --
bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward. see HEBREW shachad. 7809, 7810. ...
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Library

In Wisdom Let us Hearken to Death, O My Beloved: How He Accuses us ...
... 23. I have seen bribery and marvelled at it, that ran and outran me: how
many slain does bribery, slay, and none perceives!"24. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lxi in wisdom let.htm

The Personal History of Herod - the Two Worlds in Jerusalem.
... people. The sacred office fell, if possible, even lower when, through
bribery, it was transferred to his brother Menelaus. Then ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter ii the personal history.htm

The First Kings.
... to succeed him. They were mercenary and open to bribery, and it is not
strange that they were disliked by the people. It is one ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/the first kings.htm

Doctrine of Non-Resistance to Evil by Force must Inevitably be ...
... It is the Result of the Subtle and Complex Character of the Government Use of
Force"Force is Used in Four Ways: Intimidation, Bribery, Hypnotism, and ...
/.../the kingdom of god is within you/chapter viii doctrine of non-resistance.htm

Significant Phrases
... brave and chivalrous. breathless and reverential. brevity and condensation. bribery
and corruption. brief and pithy. bright and vivacious. brilliancy and grace. ...
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Appendix B: Forgery Procured by Mary of Guise
... It is certain that Throckmorton sometimes, by bribery, did obtain copies of secret
French papers, but I have not found him reporting to Cecil or Queen ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/appendix b forgery procured by.htm

Chapter eleven
... it is, toward the nomination and election of good men, and plunge into the very
depths of the entire horrible whirlpool of deceit, bribery, political trickery ...
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The Greater Prophets.
... reflected our pride, self-sufficiency, vain ostentation, and worldliness; our avarice,
fraud, overreaching artifices, breaches of trust, bribery, oppression of ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxii the greater prophets.htm

But when I had Dismissed My Fellow Legates...
... their approbation it was that I gave my sentences, while I endeavored not to mistake
what justice required, and to keep my hands clear of all bribery in those ...
/.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 14 but when i.htm

Driven Forth
... plots of murder had been frustrated; it might happen that truth and righteousness
would still triumph, and so their dark webs of lies and bribery be torn to ...
/.../chapter li driven forth.htm

Thesaurus

Bribery (2 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BRIBERY. ... "And fire shall consume the tents of bribery"
(Job 15:34 1 Samuel 8:3 Psalm 26:10 Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 33:15 Ezekiel 22:12). ...
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Bribes (14 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV RSV). Job 15:34 For the company of the godless shall be desolate,
and fire shall consume the tents of bribery. (See NIV). ...
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Judicial (2 Occurrences)
... Both phrases vividly bring out the baneful effect of bribery-a magistrate otherwise
upright and honest-open-eyed and wise-may be unconsciously yet effectively ...
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Gloomy (10 Occurrences)
... come into it. (YLT). Job 15:34 For the company of the profane 'is' gloomy,
And fire hath consumed tents of bribery. (YLT). Job 30:3 ...
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Godless (31 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV). Job 15:34 For the company of the godless shall be barren,
and fire shall consume the tents of bribery. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Iniquity (299 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Gross injustice; unfairness; wickedness; sin;
as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge. ...
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Tamper (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (vi) To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing. 5. (vi) To deal unfairly;
to practice secretly; to use bribery. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Rabshakeh (15 Occurrences)
... persuaded. By bribery and appeal, by promise and by deception he exhorted
them to turn traitor to Hezekiah and surrender to him. ...
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Bribed (2 Occurrences)

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Corruption (37 Occurrences)
... or moral principle; as, a corruption of morals; the state of being corrupted or
debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. ...
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Bible Concordance

Bribery (2 Occurrences)

2 Chronicles 19:7 Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.'
(See NIV)

Job 15:34 For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Subtopics

Bribery

Bribery: Ben-Hadad

Bribery: Chief Priests Bribe Judas

Bribery: Delilah

Bribery: General Scriptures Concerning

Bribery: Governor Felix Seeks a Bribe from Paul

Bribery: Haman Bribes Ahasuerus to Destroy the Jews

Bribery: Soldiers Bribed to Declare That the Disciples Stole the Body of Jesus

Bribery: The False Prophet, Shemaiah

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