Exodus 23:8
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8 And (A)you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 (A)You shall not pervert justice; (B)you shall not [a]show partiality, (C)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and [b]twists the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
- Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
1 Samuel 12:3
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3 Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before (A)His anointed: (B)Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any (C)bribe with which to (D)blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
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Psalm 15:5
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5 He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things (A)shall never be moved.
Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.
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- Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom
Proverbs 28:8
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8 One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
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- Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys
Ezekiel 18:8
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8 If he has not [a]exacted (A)usury
Nor taken any increase,
But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity
And (B)executed true [b]judgment between man and man;
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- Ezekiel 18:8 Lent money at interest
- Ezekiel 18:8 justice
Ezekiel 22:12
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12 In you (A)they take bribes to shed blood; (B)you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and (C)have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
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