Exodus 23:2

¹ “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify 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 encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
KJV: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
WEB: “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.
ASV: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice]:
DARBY: Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert [judgment].
BLB: You shall not follow a crowd to do evil, and you shall not testify in a dispute to turn aside after many to turn aside [justice].

ÅB: du skal ikke følge mengden i det som ondt er, og du skal ikke vitne slik i en rettssak at du bøyer deg etter mengden og forvender retten;
OTB: "Du skal ikke følge mengden i å gjøre ondt, og du skal heller ikke vitne i en rettssak for å forvrenge rettferdighet ved å stå på mengdens side.
B1930: du skal ikke følge mengden i det som ondt er, og du skal ikke vidne således i en rettssak at du bøier dig efter mengden og forvender retten;

Proverbs 1:10–11
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
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Proverbs 1:15
my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
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Luke 23:23–24
But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
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Job 31:34
because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
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Matthew 27:24–26
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
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Deuteronomy 1:17
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
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1 Kings 19:10
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
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Exodus 23:6–7
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
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