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Exodus 23:6

JusticePoverty and the vulnerable

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.

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, 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.

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BSB
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
KJV
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
WEB
“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
ASV
Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
DARBY
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
BLB
You shall not turn aside the justice of your poor in his dispute.
ÅB
Du skal ikke i noen sak bøye retten for den fattige som bor hos deg.
OTB
"Du skal ikke nekte rettferdighet for dine trengende folk i deres rettssaker.
B1930
Du skal ikke i nogen sak bøie retten for den fattige som bor hos dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Jeremiah 5:28

    They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

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  • Malachi 3:5

    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:8

    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

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  • Isaiah 10:1–2

    Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

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  • Exodus 23:2–3

    You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

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  • James 2:5–6

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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  • Deuteronomy 16:19

    Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

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  • 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.

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