Proverbs 17:23

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• Micah 7:3
  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.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.
• Exodus 23:8
  And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
• Proverbs 17:8
  A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
• Deuteronomy 16:19
  Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Isaiah 1:23
  Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.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.
• Micah 3:11
  The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
• 1 Samuel 12:3
  Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
• Ezekiel 22:12
  In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.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.
• Proverbs 21:14
  A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
• 1 Samuel 8:3
  And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

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