7Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.


In Context

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

5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help him with it.

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

7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

8 "Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

9 "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.

Exodus 23:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7|Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7from 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Keep you far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay you not: for I will not justify the wicked.