שַׁחַד shachad

Meaning

a donation (venal or redemptive)

In the King James Version: bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

Derivation: from H7809 (שָׁחַד);

Where it is used

• Exodus 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
• Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 27:25 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
• 1 Kings 15:19 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
• 2 Kings 16:8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
• 2 Chronicles 19:7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
• Job 15:34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
• Psalms 15:5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Psalms 26:10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
• Proverbs 6:35 He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
• Proverbs 17:8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
• Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
• Proverbs 21:14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
• Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
• Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
• Isaiah 45:13 I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
• Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
• Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”