Exodus 23:7
From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away,—and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless man.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one in his quarrel.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.
Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal,—nor deceive nor lie one man to another;
Deuteronomy 27:25Cursed, be he that taketh a bribe to shed innocent blood. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Psalms 94:21They make an attack on the life of the righteous one,—And, innocent blood, they condemn.
Proverbs 11:21Hand to hand, the wicked man shall not be held innocent, but, the seed of the righteous, hath been delivered.
Isaiah 5:20Alas! for them Who call evil good and good evil,—Who put darkness for light and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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 →