48 Bible Verses about Bribery
Want to know what the Bible says about Bribery? Here are 48 Bible verses about Bribery from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Isaiah 33:15 NIV
Those who walk righteously
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
22
Proverbs 29:4 NIV
By justice a king gives a country stability,
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
21
Ezekiel 13:19 NIV
You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.
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Acts 8:20-23 NIV
20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
16
Acts 24:26 NIV
At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.
16
1 Kings 15:19 NIV
“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”
15
Proverbs 18:16 NIV
A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
15
Proverbs 25:14 NIV
Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
13
James 2:7 NIV
Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
13
Matthew 26:15 NIV
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
13
Proverbs 11:1 NIV
The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but accurate weights find favor with him.
but accurate weights find favor with him.
13
Amos 2:6 NIV
This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
even for four, I will not relent.
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
12
Ezekiel 22:13 NIV
“‘I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
12
Mark 14:11 NIV
They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
11
Proverbs 20:17 NIV
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,
but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
11
Psalm 15:5 NIV
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.
will never be shaken.
10
Psalm 26:9-10 NIV
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes.
my life with those who are bloodthirsty,
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose right hands are full of bribes.
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Matthew 28:12-13 NIV
12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
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Deuteronomy 16:18-19 NIV
18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
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Deuteronomy 27:25 NIV
“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
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