Exodus 23:7

In 11 translations

BSB

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

KJV

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

WEB

“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

ASV

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

LSV

you keep far off from a false matter, and you do not slay an innocent and righteous man; for I do not justify a wicked man.

YLT

from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

DBY

Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

DRC

Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.

GNV

Thou shalt keepe thee farre from a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.

JPS

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.

LXXE

Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

מִדְּבַר־שֶׁ֖קֶר תִּרְחָ֑ק וְנָקִ֤י וְצַדִּיק֙ אַֽל־תַּהֲרֹ֔ג כִּ֥י לֹא־אַצְדִּ֖יק רָשָֽׁע׃

LXX-Br

Ἀπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς· καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
• Deuteronomy 27:25‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
• Exodus 34:7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and…
• Romans 1:18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
• Leviticus 19:11You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
• Deuteronomy 19:16–21If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. The judges shall…
• Proverbs 4:14–15Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
• Job 22:23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
• Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
• Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
• Romans 2:5–6But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
• Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.
• Luke 3:14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).