Bible Verses Like Proverbs 17:8

Exodus 23:8 - And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.   (Verses like Exodus 23:8)

Proverbs 17:23 - A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.   (Verses like Proverbs 17:23)

Genesis 33:9-11 - And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.   (Verses like Genesis 33:9)

Genesis 43:11 - And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:   (Verses like Genesis 43:11)

Deuteronomy 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.   (Verses like Deuteronomy 16:19)

1 Samuel 25:35 - So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.   (Verses like 1 Samuel 25:35)

2 Samuel 16:1-4 - And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.   (Verses like 2 Samuel 16:1)

Psalms 18:16 - He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.   (Verses like Psalms 18:16)

Psalms 19:6 - His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.   (Verses like Psalms 19:6)

Psalms 21:13 - Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.   (Verses like Psalms 21:13)

Psalms 29:4 - The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.   (Verses like Psalms 29:4)

Proverbs 21:14 - A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.   (Verses like Proverbs 21:14)

Isaiah 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.   (Verses like Isaiah 1:23)

Amos 5:12 - For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.   (Verses like Amos 5:12)

Micah 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.   (Verses like Micah 7:3)