Bible Verses About Bribes is an interesting topic. What does the Bible say about taking or giving bribes? Are there stories in the Bible about bribes? Let us take a closer look. Using a Bible search I was able to locate these important warnings about bribes. From the Old Testament into the New Testament we find several Bible verses on this topic. Let’s take A Brief Look at Different Bible Translations.
Bible Verses About Bribes
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous. (Exodus 23:8 CSB)
Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth. (Exodus 23:8 NLT)
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But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. (Exodus 18:21 NLT)
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. (Deuteronomy 10:17 NLT)
You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly. (Deuteronomy 16:19 NLT)
The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ (Deuteronomy 27:25 CSB)
But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.(1 Samuel 8:3 NLT)
Fear the Lord and judge with integrity, for the Lord our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes. (2 Chronicles 19:7 NLT)
For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.(Job 15:34 NLT)
But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin. (Job 36:18 NLT)
Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever (Psalm 15:5 NLT)
Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.(Psalm 26:10 NLT)
Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.(Proverbs 15:27 NLT)
The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice. (Proverbs 17:23 NLT)
A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.(Proverbs 17:23 CSB)
A secret gift calms anger; a bribe under the table pacifies fury. (Proverbs 21:14 NLT)
A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper! (Proverbs 17:8 NLT)
A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it. (Proverbs 29:4 NLT)
Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart. (Ecclesiastes 7:7 NLT)
Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows.(Isaiah 1:23 NLT)
They take bribes to let the wicked go free, and they punish the innocent (Isaiah 5:23 NLT)
You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord. “No harm can come to us,” you say, “for the Lord is here among us.” (Micah 3:11 NLT)
Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice. (Micah 7:3 NLT)
For I know your crimes are many and your sins innumerable. They oppress the righteous, take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice at the city gates. (Matthew 28:12 NLT)
A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.(Matthew 28:12 NLT)
So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. (Matthew 28:15 NLT)
He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him. (Acts 24:26 NLT)
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New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.
CHRISTINE ABRAHAM is a Writer Redeemed by Christ. Lifetime Bible Reader. Coffee Drinker. Beach Walker. Mother of Girls. Bible Teacher. Founder at Bible Café™ Ministries.
