Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
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Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Proverbs 18:16
A man's gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

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.

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.

Ezekiel 22:12
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

Micah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

Mark 14:10, 11
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To pervert the ways of justice.

King James Bible
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

International Standard Version
The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice.

NET Bible
A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that takes a bribe is evil, for he turns the way of justice aside.
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