Exodus 23:3
neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:17You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it."
Psalms 82:3"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless.Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Proverbs 22:22Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor;and do not crush the needy in court;
Amos 5:12For I know how many your offenses,and how great are your sins-you who afflict the just,who take a bribe,and who turn aside the needy in the courts.
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 →