Exodus 23:7
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
In context
5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
6 You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:7 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- KJV King James Version
- Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
- WEB World English Bible
- “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.