bribe, bribery, payoff, payoffs

Definition

To “bribe” means to give someone something of value, such as money, to influence that person to do something dishonest.

• The soldiers who guarded Jesus’ empty tomb were bribed with money to lie about what happened.
• Sometimes a government official will be bribed to overlook a crime or to vote a certain way.
• The Bible forbids giving or taking bribes.
• The term, “bribe” could be translated as “dishonest payment” or “payment for lying” or “price for breaking the rules.”
• To “bribe” could be translated with a word or phrase that means, to “pay to influence (someone)” or to “pay to have a dishonest favor done” or to “pay for a favor.”

Bible References

• 1 Samuel 8:1-3
• Ecclesiastes 7:7
• Isaiah 1:23
• Micah 3:9-11
• Proverbs 15:27-28

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3724, H4979, H7809, H7810, H7936, H7966, H8021, H8641, G52600