Psalms 26:10
in whose hands is wickedness; their right hand is full of bribes.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
In Context
9Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men
11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
Cross References
Exodus 23:8“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
1 Samuel 8:3His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
Psalms 11:2For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Psalms 52:2Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Proverbs 1:16for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:7-12
Delight in Divine Ordinances. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 Lord , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My… Read the whole commentary →