Exodus 23:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
23 2 Not to follow the multitude. 13 Not to make mention of the strange gods. 14 The three solemn feasts. 20, 23 The Angel is promised to lead his people. 25 What God promiseth if they obey him. 29 God will cast out the Canaanites by little and little, and why.
1 Thou shalt not [a]receive a false tale, neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked, to be a [b]false witness.
2 ¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, neither [c]agree in a controversy [d]to decline after many and overthrow the truth.
3 ¶ Thou shalt not esteem a poor man in his cause.
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- Exodus 23:1 Or, report a false tale.
- Exodus 23:1 Or, cruel.
- Exodus 23:2 Hebrew, answer.
- Exodus 23:2 Do that which is godly, though few do favor it.
Exodus 23:1-3
New International Version
Laws of Justice and Mercy
23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)
2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice(C) by siding with the crowd,(D) 3 and do not show favoritism(E) to a poor person in a lawsuit.
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