Bible Verses about “bribery”
The Bible contains 20 verses about bribery across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don't judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.”
“He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.”
“A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.”
“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.”
“A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.”
“"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.”
“A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.”
“in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.”
“For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.”
“To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.”
“His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.”
“You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”
“Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.”
“who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!”
“When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,”
“saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.”
“If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry."”
“So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.”
“For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.”