in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the wo
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Ca
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in h
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are t
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had ki