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Exodus 23:7
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KJ21
Keep thee far from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.
ASV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
AMP
Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.
AMPC
Keep far from a false matter and [be very careful] not to condemn to death the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the wicked.
BRG
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
CSB
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
CSBA
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
CEB
Stay away from making a false charge. Don’t put an innocent person who is in the right to death, because I will not consider innocent those who do such evil.
CJB
Keep away from fraud, and do not cause the death of the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
CEV
Don't bring false charges against anyone or sentence an innocent person to death. I won't forgive you if you do.
DARBY
Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
DRA
Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.
ERV
“Be very careful if you say that someone is guilty of something. Don’t make false charges against a person. Never allow innocent people to be killed as punishment for something they did not do. Whoever kills an innocent person is evil, and I will not treat a guilty person as innocent.
EASY
Do not help anyone to use lies to accuse another person. Never punish anyone with death if they are not guilty. I will never say that a wicked person is not guilty.
EHV
Keep your distance from a false charge. Do not put those who are innocent and those who are righteous to death, for I will not acquit the wicked.
ESV
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
ESVUK
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
EXB
·You must not lie when you accuse someone in court [L Keep yourself far from a false charge/report]. 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 [acquit the guilty].
GNV
Thou shalt keep thee far from a false matter, thou shalt not slay the innocent and the righteous: for I will not justify a wicked man.
GW
Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.
GNT
Do not make false accusations, and do not put an innocent person to death, for I will condemn anyone who does such an evil thing.
HCSB
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
ICB
You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment. This is because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.
ISV
Stay far away from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won’t acquit the guilty.
JUB
Keep thee far from a false matter; and slay thou not the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
KJV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
AKJV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
LSB
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
LEB
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.
TLB
“Keep far away from falsely charging anyone with evil; never let an innocent person be put to death. I will not stand for this.
MSG
“Stay clear of false accusations. Don’t contribute to the death of innocent and good people. I don’t let the wicked off the hook.
MEV
Keep far away from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
NOG
Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.
NABRE
You shall keep away from anything dishonest. The innocent and the just you shall not put to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NASB
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NASB1995
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NCB
“Keep far away from falsehoods. Do not slay the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the wicked.
NCV
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.
NET
Keep your distance from a false charge—do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
NIRV
Do not have anything to do with a false charge. Do not put to death people not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let guilty people go free.
NIV
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.
NIVUK
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.
NKJV
Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
NLV
Do not lie against someone. And do not kill those who are right and good or those who are not guilty. For I will not free the guilty.
NLT
“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.
NRSVA
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NRSVACE
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NRSVCE
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
NRSVUE
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
OJB
Keep thee far from a devar sheker (false matter); and the naki (innocent) and tzaddik slay thou not; for I will not acquit the rashah.
RGT
“You shall keep yourself far from a false matter. You shall kill neither the innocent nor the righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
RSV
Keep far from a false charge, and do not slay the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
RSVCE
Keep far from a false charge, and do not slay the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
TLV
Stay far away from a false charge. Do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
VOICE
Stay far away from false accusations, and do not condemn the innocent or righteous to death. Understand this: I will not acquit those who commit such miscarriages of justice.
WEB
“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
WYC
Thou shalt flee leasing. Thou shalt not slay an innocent man, and just; for I am adversary to a wicked man. (Thou shalt flee from lies. Thou shalt not kill the innocent, or the just; for I am the adversary to the wicked.)
YLT
from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.
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