出埃及記 23:8
"Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
不可受賄賂;因為賄賂能叫明眼人變瞎了,又能顛倒義人的話。
箴言 15:27
The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
貪戀財利的,擾害己家;恨惡賄賂的,必得存活。
箴言 17:8
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉,隨處運動都得順利。
箴言 21:14
A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
暗中送的禮物挽回怒氣;懷中搋的賄賂止息暴怒。
箴言 17:23
The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
惡人暗中受賄賂,為要顛倒判斷。
以賽亞書 5:23
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.
他們因受賄賂,就稱惡人為義,將義人的義奪去。
傳道書 7:7
Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
勒索使智慧人變為愚妄;賄賂能敗壞人的慧心。
以賽亞書 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow's case does not come before them.
你的官長居心悖逆,與盜賊作伴,各都喜愛賄賂,追求贓私。他們不為孤兒伸冤;寡婦的案件也不得呈到他們面前。
阿摩司書 5:12
For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
我知道你們的罪過何等多,你們的罪惡何等大。你們苦待義人,收受賄賂,在城門口屈枉窮乏人。
箴言 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
不義之財毫無益處;惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。
箴言 29:4
By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
王藉公平,使國堅定;索要賄賂,使國傾敗。
約伯記 15:34
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
原來不敬虔之輩必無生育;受賄賂之人的帳棚必被火燒。
詩篇 26:10
in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
他們的手中有奸惡,右手滿有賄賂。
馬太福音 28:12
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When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.'
If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."
So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
祭司長和長老聚集商議,就拿許多銀錢給兵丁,說:
「你們要這樣說:『夜間我們睡覺的時候,他的門徒來,把他偷去了。』
倘若這話被巡撫聽見,有我們勸他,保你們無事。」
兵丁受了銀錢,就照所囑咐他們的去行。這話就傳說在猶太人中間,直到今日。
希伯來書 13:5
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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"
你們存心不可貪愛錢財,要以自己所有的為足;因為主曾說:『我總不撇下你,也不丟棄你。』
所以我們可以放膽說:主是幫助我的,我必不懼怕;人能把我怎麼樣呢?
雅各書 3:16
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
在何處有嫉妒、分爭,就在何處有擾亂和各樣的壞事。
申命記 16:19
Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
不可屈枉正直;不可看人的外貌。也不可受賄賂;因為賄賂能叫智慧人的眼變瞎了,又能顛倒義人的話。
撒母耳記上 8:3
But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
他兒子不行他的道,貪圖財利,收受賄賂,屈枉正直。
箴言 11:1
The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
詭詐的天平為耶和華所憎惡;公平的法碼為他所喜悅。
箴言 28:21
To show partiality is not good- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
看人的情面乃為不好;人因一塊餅枉法也為不好。
提摩太前書 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
貪財是萬惡之根。有人貪戀錢財,就被引誘離了真道,用許多愁苦把自己刺透了。
雅各書 2:7
Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
他們不是褻瀆你們所敬奉(所敬奉:或作被稱)的尊名嗎?
士師記 16:5
The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, "See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver."
非利士人的首領上去見那婦人,對他說:「求你誆哄參孫,探探他因何有這麼大的力氣,我們用何法能勝他,捆綁剋制他。我們就每人給你一千一百舍客勒銀子。」
列王記上 15:19
"Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."
說:「你父曾與我父立約,我與你也要立約。現在我將金銀送你為禮物,求你廢掉你與以色列王巴沙所立的約,使他離開我。」