Exodus 23:8
And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Deuteronomy 10:17For LORD your God, he is God of gods, and LORD of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who regards not persons, nor takes reward.
1 Samuel 8:3And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Psalms 26:10in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes.
Proverbs 17:8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
Proverbs 19:4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
Isaiah 1:13Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10
Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help… Read the whole commentary →