Exodus 23:8 Cross References

Exodus 23:8

8: "Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe always hurts the cause of the person who is in the right.

Deuteronomy 16:19

  1. You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

Isaiah 5:23

  1. They take bribes to pervert justice. They let the wicked go free while punishing the innocent.

Proverbs 17:23

  1. The wicked accept secret bribes to pervert justice.

Proverbs 15:27

  1. Dishonest money brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.

1 Samuel 8:3

  1. But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

Psalms 26:10

  1. Their hands are dirty with wicked schemes, and they constantly take bribes.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

  1. Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart.

Micah 7:3

  1. They go about their evil deeds with both hands. How skilled they are at using them! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with money and influence pay them off, and together they scheme to twist justice.

1 Samuel 12:3

  1. Now tell me as I stand before the LORD and before his anointed one--whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong."

Amos 5:12

  1. For I know the vast number of your sins and rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Proverbs 19:4

  1. Wealth makes many "friends"; poverty drives them away.

Deuteronomy 10:17

  1. "The LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and takes no bribes.

Proverbs 17:8

  1. A bribe seems to work like magic for those who give it; they succeed in all they do.

Ezekiel 22:12

  1. There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

Hosea 4:18

  1. The men of Israel finish up their drinking bouts and off they go to find some prostitutes. Their love for shame is greater than their love for honor.

Isaiah 1:13

  1. The incense you bring me is a stench in my nostrils! Your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath day, and your special days for fasting--even your most pious meetings--are all sinful and false. I want nothing more to do with them.
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