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bribe, bribes, bribed, bribery, 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's 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:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: H3724, H4979, H7809, H7810, H7936, H7966, H8021, H8641, G5260