KJV dictionary & concordance
Gifts or payments intended to influence judgment or action corruptly.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 8:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke bribes, & peruerted iudgement.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 16.19.
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
In whose hands is mischiefe: and their right hand is full of bribes.
1611 marginal noteHeb. filled with.
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;
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh vprightly, hee that despiseth the gaine of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his eares from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing euill:
1611 marginal noteHeb. in righteousnesses.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vprightnesses.
1611 marginal noteOr, deceits.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods
1611 marginal notePsal.15.2. and 24.3.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
The claims connect bribes with lucre, perverted judgment, mischief, oppression, and blood, supporting corrupt influence on judgment or action.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
