Quotes about Extortion
The general claim of the oracle is that a new regime of peace and well-being will displace the older (Roman) order of violence and extortion.
— Walter Brueggemann
once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
— Leviticus 6:4
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
— Jeremiah 22:17
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
— Ezekiel 22:29
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
— Psalm 62:10
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
— Ecclesiastes 7:7
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
— Ezekiel 22:12
“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
— Leviticus 6:2
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
— Ezekiel 18:18