Exodus 23:7

5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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

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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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