Exodus 23:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Thou shalt keep thee far from a false matter, thou shalt not slay the [a]innocent and the righteous: for I will not justify a wicked man.
8 ¶ (A)Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the [b]wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 ¶ Thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the [c]heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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- Exodus 23:7 Whether thou be magistrate or art commanded by the magistrate.
- Exodus 23:8 Hebrew, seeing.
- Exodus 23:9 For in that that he is a stranger, his heart is sorrowful enough.
Exodus 23:7-9
King James Version
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 23:7-9
New International Version
7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)
8 “Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
9 “Do not oppress a foreigner;(F) you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
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