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Exodus 23:3

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23:3and you must not show partiality10 to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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  1. 10 The point here is one of false sympathy and honor, the bad sense of the word הָדַר (hadar; see S. R. Driver, Exodus, ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.

NLTNew Living Translation

And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You will not be partial to a powerless person in his legal dispute.

KJV 1900King James Version

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.