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Deuteronomy 27:25
‘ Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.’“ And all the people shall say,‘ Amen!’
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Ezekiel 23:35
“ Therefore thus says the Lord God:‘ Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back, Therefore you shall bear the penalty Of your lewdness and your harlotry.’”
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Psalms 15:5
He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
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Ezekiel 18:13
If he has exacted usury Or taken increase— Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him.
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Micah 7:2-3
The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.
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Ezekiel 18:8
If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man;
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Psalms 106:21
They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,
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Jeremiah 2:32
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.
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Leviticus 25:35-36
‘ If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.
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Deuteronomy 23:19
“ You shall not charge interest to your brother— interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
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Zephaniah 3:3-4
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law.
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Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.
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Leviticus 19:13
‘ You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
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1 Timothy 3 3
not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
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Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
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Luke 19:8
Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord,“ Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
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1 Timothy 6 9-1 Timothy 6 10
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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James 5:1-4
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
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1 Corinthians 5 11
But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner— not even to eat with such a person.
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Matthew 23:13
“ But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
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Isaiah 1:23
Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
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Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,‘ God, I thank You that I am not like other men— extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
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Isaiah 56:11
Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory.
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Jeremiah 3:21
A voice was heard on the desolate heights, Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel. For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten the Lord their God.
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Nehemiah 5:1
And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren.
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Exodus 22:25-26
“ If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.
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Nehemiah 5:7
After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them,“ Each of you is exacting usury from his brother.” So I called a great assembly against them.
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Luke 3:13
And he said to them,“ Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”
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Exodus 23:7-8
Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Matthew 23:25
“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.
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1 Corinthians 6 10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Deuteronomy 32:18
Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you.