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# bribe, bribes, bribed, bribery, payoffs
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## Definition:
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To "bribe" means to give someone something of value, such as money, to influence that person to do something dishonest.
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* The soldiers who guarded Jesus's empty tomb were bribed with money to lie about what happened.
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* Sometimes a government official will be bribed to overlook a crime or to vote a certain way.
* The Bible forbids giving or taking bribes.
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* 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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## Bible References:
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* [1 Samuel 08:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/08/01)
* [Ecclesiastes 07:7](rc://en/tn/help/ecc/07/07)
* [Isaiah 01:23](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/23)
* [Micah 03:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/mic/03/09)
* [Proverbs 15:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/pro/15/27)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3724, H4979, H7809, H7810, H7936, H7966, H8021, H8641, G5260
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