1 Know this also that in the last days perilous (dangerous) times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous (lovers of money), arrogant, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful (ungrateful), unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, despisers of those who are good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Bible verses about "bribes" | NSB
2 Timothy 3:1-4
Ecclesiastes 7:7
7 Oppression makes a wise man foolish (emotionally unstable) (mentally ill) and a bribe destroys the heart.
Amos 5:12
12 I know you have many transgressions and your sins are great. You afflict the righteous. You take bribes. You refuse to help the needy at the gate.
James 3:16
16 For where jealousy and selfishness are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
Proverbs 21:14
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger. A bribe behind the back provokes strong anger.
Hebrews 13:5-6
Proverbs 15:27
27 He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house. But he who hates gifts will live.
Exodus 23:8
8 »Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes the discerning blind to what is right and perverts the words of the righteous.