Proverbs 15:27 References

27 He who aprofits illicitly troubles his own house, But he who bhates bribes will live.

b Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Samuel 12:3, Isaiah 33:15

Exodus 23

8 "aYou shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

Deuteronomy 16

19 "aYou shall not distort justice; byou shall not be partial, and cyou shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 12

3 "Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and aHis anointed. bWhose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or cfrom whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you."

Isaiah 33

15 He who awalks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And bshuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Other references for Proverbs 15:27

a Proverbs 1:19, Proverbs 28:25, 1 Timothy 6:10