DMS_GL_my_tw/bible/other/bribe.md

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bribe

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' 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."

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