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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 17:23 — A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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Pro 17:8 |
A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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Pro 18:16 |
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
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Pro 21:14 |
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. |
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Exd 23:8 |
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. |
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Deu 16:19 |
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. |
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1Sa 8:3 |
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. |
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1Sa 12:3 |
Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. |
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Isa 1:23 |
Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. |
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Eze 22:12 |
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. |
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Mic 7:3 |
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. |
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Mar 14:10 |
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. |
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Mar 14:11 |
And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 17:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Pro/17/23.html>.
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