What Does the Bible Say About Bribes and Extortion?
Indeed, he has committed the sin of bribery, which is stealing (1 Corinthians 6:9,10; Ephesians 4:28).
The Bible strongly condemns the evil practice of bribery. God commanded Israel: “And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.” (Exodus 23:8). In the book of Job, it is written: “... and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery” (Job 15:34). The writer of Proverbs says: “A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.” (Proverbs 17:23).