Exodus 23:2-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 “You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.(A) 3 Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.
4 “If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
5 “If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying helpless under its load, and you want to refrain from helping it, you must help with it.[a](B)
6 “You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit. 7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.(C) 8 You must not take a bribe,(D) for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words[b] of the righteous. 9 You must not oppress a foreign resident;(E) you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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- Exodus 23:5 Or load, you must refrain from leaving it to him; you must set it free with him
- Exodus 23:8 Or and subverts the cause
Exodus 23:2-9
New International Version
2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice(A) by siding with the crowd,(B) 3 and do not show favoritism(C) to a poor person in a lawsuit.
4 “If you come across your enemy’s(D) ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.(E) 5 If you see the donkey(F) of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
6 “Do not deny justice(G) to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(H) and do not put an innocent(I) or honest person to death,(J) for I will not acquit the guilty.(K)
8 “Do not accept a bribe,(L) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
9 “Do not oppress a foreigner;(M) you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
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