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Exodus 23:7

dKeep far from a false charge, and ido not kill the innocent and righteous, for jI will not acquit the wicked.

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Exodus 23:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 23:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Exodus 23:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.

Exodus 23:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment, because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.

Exodus 23:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Exodus 23:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.

Exodus 23:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

Exodus 23:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 23:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You will stay far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.

Exodus 23:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Do not have anything to do with a charge that is false. Do not put to death those who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let those who are guilty go free.

Exodus 23:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.


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