6Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.


In Context

3 Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.

5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him.

6 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

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

8 And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Exodus 23:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:6"Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Thou shalt not go aside in the poor man's judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6|You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6You shall not wrest the judgment of your poor in his cause.