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Bribery |
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Quotes & Promises
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Inspirational & Famous Quotes
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Definitions & Meanings |
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And you shall take no bribe, for a
bribe blinds the clear-sighted and
subverts the cause of those who
are in the right.
(Exodus 23:8)
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For the company of the godless is
barren, and fire consumes the
tents of bribery.
(Job 15:34)
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In whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of
bribes.
(Psalm 26:10)
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Treasures gained by wickedness do
not profit, but righteousness
delivers from death.
(Proverbs 10:2)
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Whoever is greedy for unjust gain
troubles his own household, but he
who hates bribes will live.
(Proverbs 15:27)
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A bribe is like a magic stone in
the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
(Proverbs 17:8)
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The wicked accepts a bribe in
secret to pervert the ways of
justice.
(Proverbs 17:23)
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A gift in secret averts anger, and
a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
(Proverbs 21:14)
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By justice a king builds up the
land, but he who exacts gifts
tears it down.
(Proverbs 29:4)
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Surely oppression drives the wise
into madness, and a bribe corrupts
the heart.
(Ecclesiastes 7:7)
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For the love of money is a root of
all kinds of evils. It is through
this craving that some have
wandered away from the faith and
pierced themselves with many
pangs.
(1 Timothy 6:10)
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Inspirational Quotes from Famous People |
In my opinion it is less shameful
for a king to be overcome by force
of arms than by bribery.
--Sallust
– Roman Historian 86 BC – 34 BC
During my 21 years of playing
cricket, I have never been
approached by anyone or offered a
bribe.
--Imran
Khan - Pakistani Athlete Born 1952
I have often noticed that a bribe
has that effect - it changes a
relation. The man who offers a
bribe gives away a little of his
own importance; the bribe once
accepted, he becomes the inferior,
like a man who has paid for a
woman.
--Graham
Greene – British Playwright
1904-1991
Marriage is a bribe to make the
housekeeper think she's a
householder.
--Thornton
Wilder – American Novelist
1897-1975
Never underestimate the
effectiveness of a straight cash
bribe.
--Claud
Cockburn – British Journalist
1904-1981
Though the bribe be small, yet the
fault is great.
--Edward
Coke – English Businessman
1552-16346 |
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