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Exodus 23:6–7

gThou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. hKeep thee far from a false matter; iand the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for kI will not justify the wicked.

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Exodus 23:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 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 23:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

Exodus 23:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor.

“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 23:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

“You must not be unfair to a poor person when he is in court. 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 23:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause. Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause. Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Never deny justice to poor people in court. Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.

Exodus 23:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit. Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

Exodus 23:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits. 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 23:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“ ‘You will not pervert the justice of your poor in his legal dispute. 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 23:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Be fair to your poor people in their court cases. 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 23:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

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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