Exodus 23:3
1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
2 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
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.
5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
- KJV
- Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
- WEB
- You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.
- ASV
- neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.
- DARBY
- Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.
- BLB
- And to a poor man you shall not honor in his dispute.
- ÅB
- heller ikke om det gjelder en ringe mann, skal du pynte på hans sak.
- OTB
- Du skal ikke vise partiskhet mot en fattig person i deres tvist.
- B1930
- heller ikke om det gjelder en ringe mann, skal du pynte på hans sak.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:15
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Read in contextJames 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Read in contextPsalms 82:2–3
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.”
Read in context