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Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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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 justice.
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Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:
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Amos 5:12
For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins— ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.
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Psalms 36:4
He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
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Psalms 10:14
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
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Ezekiel 22:12-13
In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
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Proverbs 4:16
For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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Psalms 55:9-11
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.
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Psalms 11:2
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
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Micah 7:3
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
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Matthew 26:3-4
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
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Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
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Acts 23:12
And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
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Micah 2:1-3
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.