1 Samuel 8:3
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”1 Samuel 8:3
What Does 1 Samuel 8:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:3 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 8, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 8:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 16:19“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”Psalms 15:5“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”Exodus 23:8“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”Ecclesiastes 7:7“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”2 Samuel 15:4“Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!”Isaiah 33:15“He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;”1 Timothy 3:3“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”Ecclesiastes 2:19“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”Jeremiah 22:15“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”Micah 3:11“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”1 Samuel 12:2“And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.”1 Kings 12:6“And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?”Psalms 26:10“In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.”Amos 5:12“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.”1 Samuel 12:12“And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.”2 Kings 21:1“Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzibah.”Job 15:34“For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.”Proverbs 15:27“He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”
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