Strong H7810שֹׁ֫חַד

bribe

Transliteration
shachad
Pronunciation
shakh'-ad
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive): - bribe ({-ry}) {gift} {present} reward.

Detailed definition

present, bribe

In the Bible

Strong H7810 appears in 21 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gift8
  • reward7
  • bribe3
  • present2
  • bribery1

First verses

  1. Exodus 23:8
    And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
  2. Deuteronomy 10:17
    For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
  3. Deuteronomy 16:19
    Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
  4. Deuteronomy 27:25
    Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  5. 1 Samuel 8:3
    And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
  6. 1 Kings 15:19
    There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
  7. 2 Kings 16:8
    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
  8. 2 Chronicles 19:7
    Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
  9. Job 15:34
    For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
  10. Psalms 15:5
    He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
  11. Psalms 26:10
    In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
  12. Proverbs 6:35
    He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
  13. Proverbs 17:8
    A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
  14. Proverbs 17:23
    A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
  15. Proverbs 21:14
    A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
  16. Isaiah 1:23
    Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
  17. Isaiah 5:23
    Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  18. Isaiah 33:15
    He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
  19. Isaiah 45:13
    I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.
  20. Ezekiel 22:12
    In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
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