Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a devar sheker (false matter); and the naki (innocent) and tzaddik slay thou not; for I will not acquit the rashah.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Thou shalt not pervert the mishpat of thy poor in his riv (cause, lawsuit).
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not spread a false report; put not thine hand with the rashah to be an ed chamas (malicious witness).
Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither speak sheker (falsehood, deception, lie) to another.
Deuteronomy 27:25Arur be he that taketh shochad (bribe, reward) to slay the nefesh dahm naki. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein.
Psalms 94:21They band together against the nefesh of the tzaddik, 1 and condemn dahm naki (innocent blood). 1
Proverbs 11:21Though yad join in yad, 1 rah shall not go unpunished, 1 but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered. 1
Isaiah 5:20Hoy unto them that call rah tov, 1 and tov rah; 1 that put choshech for ohr, 1 and ohr for choshech; 1 that put mar for matok, 1 and matok for mar! 1
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 →