2"Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,


In Context

1 "Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness.

2 "Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,

3 and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4 "If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him.

Exodus 23:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment: ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice :

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest judgment:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2|You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause others to turn aside;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: