# bribe, 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’ 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:

* [1 Samuel 8:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/08/01)
* [Ecclesiastes 7:7](rc://en/tn/help/ecc/07/07)
* [Isaiah 1:23](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/23)
* [Micah 3:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/mic/03/09)
* [Proverbs 15:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/pro/15/27)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3724, H4979, H7809, H7810, H7936, H7966, H8021, H8641, G5260