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Exodus 23:7

JusticeTruth and honestyIntegrity

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.

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

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.

9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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BSB
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
KJV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
WEB
“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
ASV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
DARBY
Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
BLB
From a false matter you shall keep far, and the innocent and righteous you shall not kill, for I will not justify the wicked.
ÅB
Du skal holde deg langt borte fra en falsk sak og ikke hjelpe til at den uskyldige og rettferdige mister livet; for jeg dømmer ikke en skyldig å være uskyldig.
OTB
Unngå enhver falsk anklage, og gjør ikke skade på den uskyldige eller den rettferdige, for jeg vil ikke erklære den skyldige som uskyldig.
B1930
Du skal holde dig langt borte fra en falsk sak og ikke hjelpe til at den uskyldige og rettferdige mister livet; for jeg dømmer ikke en skyldig å være uskyldig.

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