"Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked." — Exodus 23:7

Exodus 23:7 · KJV

“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”

— Exodus 23:7

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}

Exodus 23 — Context

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. {and...: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him}

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}

Cross References

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed {be} he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. {raise: or, receive}

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Exodus 34:7

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear {the guilty}; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth {generation}.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him {that which is} wrong; {that...: or, falling away}