Exodus 23:3

And thou shalt not spare a poor man in judgment.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

In Context

2Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.

4And if thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:17Thou shalt not have respect to persons in judgment, thou shalt judge small and great equally; thou shalt not shrink from before the person of a man, for the judgment is God’s; and whatsoever matter shall be too hard for you, ye shall bring it to me, and I will hear it.

Psalms 82:3For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; 1 And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 1

Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: 1 Neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates. 1

Amos 5:12For I know your many transgressions, and your sins are great, trampling on the just, taking bribes, and turning aside the judgment of the poor in the gates.

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 →

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