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Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Proverbs 17:8
A gift[ is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge[ asketh] for a reward; and the great[ man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say,[ Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
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Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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1 Samuel 12 3
Behold, here I[ am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received[ any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
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Mark 14:10-11
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.And when they heard[ it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
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Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes[ are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
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Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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1 Samuel 8 3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
