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Exodus 23:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. "
Exodus 23:6
Verse in Context
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4 “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
5 If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it.
6 “You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7 “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
8 “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Exodus 23:1
"“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness."
Exodus 23:2
"“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice."
Exodus 23:3
"You shall not favor a poor man in his cause."
Exodus 23:4
"“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again."
Exodus 23:5
"If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it."
Exodus 23:7
"“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked."
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