²“You shall not follow ¹the masses in doing evil, nor shall you ²testify in a case so as to turn aside after ³the masses in order to ⁴^acause justice to be turned aside;

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Footnotes

1Lit many men
2Or answer
3Lit many men
4Or pervert justice, cf. 23:6

Cross references

a Deut 16:19; 24:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

NLTNew Living Translation

“You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You will not follow a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert justice.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

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