Literally "twisting out"; obtaining money, etc., by violence, threats or unreasonable demands.

Psalms 62:10

Extortion condemned

See also

Ecclesiastes 7:7
Isaiah 10:1-2
Ezekiel 22:13
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Extortioners can be saved

Luke 3:12-14

What God requires from extortioners

Repentance

See also

Leviticus 6:4-5

Restitution

Luke 19:8
Jeremiah 22:17-19

Curses upon those who are guilty of extortion

See also

Ezekiel 18:18; 22:12-14
Amos 5:11
Habakkuk 2:6
Isaiah 33:15-16

Blessings upon those who avoid extortion

See also

Examples of extortion

1 Samuel 2:12-17
1 Samuel 8:11-18

Eli's sons

1 Samuel 13:19-21

the wicked king foretold by Samuel

Nehemiah 5:1-5

the Philistines

Ezekiel 22:29

the Jews in Nehemiah's day

Matthew 18:28

Israel under the kings

Matthew 23:25

the servant in the parable

Luke 18:11

the Pharisees

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

sinners in the eyes of the Pharisee

See also

some Christians before conversion

5347 injustice
5353 interest
5412 money
5466 promises
5492 restitution
5555 stealing
5576 tax collectors
5577 taxation
5869 greed
8714 dishonesty
8790 oppression