"A giftª [is as] a preciousª stoneª in the eyesª of him that hathª it: whithersoever¹¹¹ it turneth,ª° it prospereth.ª°" {Prv 17:8} + "A man'sª giftª maketh roomª° for him, and bringethª° him beforeª great¹ men.²" {Prv 18:16} + "A giftª in secretª pacifiethª° anger:ª and a rewardª in the bosomª strongª wrath.ª" {Prv 21:14} + "And thou shalt takeª° no¹ gift:ª for¹ the giftª blindethª° the wise,ª and pervertethª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Exd 23:8} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:19} + "And his sonsª walkedª° not¹ in his ways,ª but turned asideª° afterª lucre,ª and tookª° bribes,ª and pervertedª° judgment.ª" {1Sm 8:3} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you." {1Sm 12:3} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:12} + "That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:3} + "Andª Judasª Iscariot,ª oneª of the¹ twelve,ª wentª° untoª the¹ chief priests,ª toª betrayª° himª unto them.ª ... Andª when they¹ heardª° [it], they were glad,ª° andª promisedª° to giveª° himª money.ª Andª he soughtª° howª he might convenientlyª betrayª° him.ª" {Mrk 14:10-11} |
