Exodus 23:7
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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5If 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.Select Exodus 23:5
6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.Select Exodus 23:6
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Select Exodus 23:7
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Select Exodus 23:8
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Select Exodus 23:9
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WEB
23:7 “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
ASV
23:7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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