Exodus 23:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 23:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

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KJV

King James Version

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

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WEB

World English Bible

“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 23

⁵ If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

⁶ You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

⁷ Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

⁸ Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

⁹ Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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