Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
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oppression

Deuteronomy 28:33, 34, 65
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. . . .

a gift

Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept any bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.

Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil--

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

King James Bible
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe destroys the mind.

International Standard Version
Unjust gain makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

NET Bible
Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
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