Proverbs 21:14 similarly describes hidden bribes that pacify wrath, echoing the secret bribery that perverts justice here.

Proverbs 18:16 presents gifts as legitimate door-openers, contrasting with the secret bribery that perverts justice here.

Exodus 23:8 commands against bribery, warning it blinds the judge — the same corruption described here.

Deuteronomy 16:19 repeats the bribery prohibition, linking it to perverting justice — exactly the sin here.

1 Samuel 8:3 shows Samuel's sons taking bribes and perverting justice, acting out the wickedness described here.

1 Samuel 12:3 records Samuel's claim of never taking a bribe — the opposite of the wicked here.

Isaiah 1:23 condemns Israel's leaders for loving bribes and perverting justice — the same corruption as here.

Ezekiel 22:12 accuses Israel of taking bribes even to shed blood, intensifying the perversion of justice here.

Micah 7:3 describes judges and princes asking for bribes, weaving together evil — a fuller picture of the secret bribery here.

Mark 14:11 shows Judas accepting money to betray Jesus—a specific example of bribery perverting justice.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 directly states that a bribe corrupts the heart, reinforcing the same warning.

Isaiah 5:23 condemns those who justify the wicked for a bribe, a direct parallel to perverting justice.

Acts 24:26 depicts Felix hoping for a bribe from Paul, illustrating the corrupt mindset behind secret bribery.

Deuteronomy 27:19 pronounces a curse on perverting justice for the vulnerable—a broader condemnation that includes bribery.