8 “You are not to accept a bribe,* for the bribe blinds clear-sighted men and can distort the words of righteous men.+

17 For I shall without fail honor you greatly,+ and everything you may say to me I shall do.+ So do come, please. Do execrate this people for me.’”

18 When De·liʹlah got to see that he had disclosed to her all his heart, she immediately sent and called the Phi·lisʹtine axis+ lords, saying: “Come up this time, for he has disclosed to me all his heart.”+ And the Phi·lisʹtine axis lords came up to her that they might bring up the money in their hand.+

23 One who is wicked will take even a bribe from the bosom+ to bend the paths of judgment.+

7 For mere oppression may make a wise one act crazy,+ and a gift+ can destroy the heart.+

15 and said: “What will YOU give me to betray him to YOU?”+ They stipulated to him thirty silver pieces.+

10 For the love+ of money is a root+ of all sorts of injurious things,*+ and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.+