Bribery
34 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
8 sections
Ben-Hadad
- 1 Kings 15:19 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
Chief Priests Bribe Judas
- Matthew 26:15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 27:3–9 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. …
- Mark 14:11 They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
- Luke 22:5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
Delilah
- Judges 16:5 The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
General Scriptures Concerning
- Exodus 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:18–19 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. …
- Deuteronomy 27:25 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- 1 Samuel 8:1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
- Job 15:34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- Psalm 26:9–10 Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, …
- Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 17:8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
- Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Proverbs 18:16 A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
- Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
- Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
- Proverbs 28:21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
- Proverbs 29:4 By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
- Isaiah 1:23 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.
- Isaiah 5:22–23 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, …
- Isaiah 33:15–16 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— …
- Ezekiel 13:19 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
- Ezekiel 22:12–13 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. …
- Amos 2:6 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
- Amos 5:12 For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
- Micah 7:3 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.
Governor Felix Seeks a Bribe from Paul
- Acts 24:26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
Haman Bribes Ahasuerus to Destroy the Jews
- Esther 3:9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
Soldiers Bribed to Declare That the Disciples Stole the Body of Jesus
- Matthew 28:12–15 And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money …
The False Prophet, Shemaiah
- Nehemiah 6:10–13 Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.