Proverbs 17:23
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
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- Exodus 23:8 “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:19 You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.