Exodus 23:3

Even a poor man, shalt thou not prefer in his quarrel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

In Context

2Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,—neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,

4When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment—so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth,—but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.

Psalms 82:3Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;

Amos 5:12For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins,—ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!

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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