Exodus 23:3
Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in judgment.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
In Context
4If thou meet thy enemy's ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:17And I commanded them, saying: Hear them, and judge that which is just: whether he be one of your country, or a stranger.
Psalms 82:3Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
Amos 5:12Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sine: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10
Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help… Read the whole commentary →