Cross references
1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
1 Samuel 8:3 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 16:19 (9 votes) and Psalm 15:5 (7 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Exodus 18 to 1 Timothy 6.
Which verses does 1 Samuel 8:3 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Deuteronomy 16:199 votes
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Psalm 15:57 votes
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- 1 Timothy 6:107 votes
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Exodus 18:216 votes
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 23:86 votes
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- 2 Samuel 15:45 votes
And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
- Isaiah 33:155 votes
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- 1 Timothy 3:35 votes
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- Ecclesiastes 2:194 votes
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Jeremiah 22:15–174 votes
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. …
- 1 Kings 12:6–113 votes
- 2 Kings 21:1–32 votes
- Psalm 26:102 votes
Which verses point to 1 Samuel 8:3?
The 10 strongest of 17.