Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. New Living Translation “In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor. English Standard Version “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. Berean Standard Bible You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. King James Bible Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. New King James Version “You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. New American Standard Bible “You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute. NASB 1995 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute. NASB 1977 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall not cause the justice due to your needy brother to be turned aside in his case. Amplified Bible “You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute. Christian Standard Bible “You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit. American Standard Version Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You shall not decline the justice of the poor in his judgment. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in his judgment. Contemporary English Version Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou shalt not go aside in the poor man's judgment. English Revised Version Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never deny justice to poor people in court. Good News Translation "Do not deny justice to a poor person when he appears in court. International Standard Version "You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. Literal Standard Version You do not turn aside the judgment of your poor in his strife; Majority Standard Bible You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. New American Bible You shall not pervert justice for the needy among you in a lawsuit. NET Bible "You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits. New Revised Standard Version You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits. New Heart English Bible "You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. World English Bible “You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. Young's Literal Translation 'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Justice and Mercy…5If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it. 6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. 7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.… Cross References Exodus 23:2 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd. Exodus 23:3 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit. 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. 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. Proverbs 18:5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, Proverbs 31:5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. Treasury of Scripture You shall not wrest the judgment of your poor in his cause. Exodus 23:2,3 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: … Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. Jump to Previous Cause Decisions Deny Dispute Due Judgment Justice Lawsuits Needy Pervert Poor Strife Suit Turn Wrest WrongJump to Next Cause Decisions Deny Dispute Due Judgment Justice Lawsuits Needy Pervert Poor Strife Suit Turn Wrest WrongExodus 23 1. Of slander, false witness, and partiality4. Of charitableness 6. Of justice in judgment 8. Of taking bribes 9. Of oppressing a stranger 10. Of the year of rest 12. Of the Sabbath 13. Of idolatry 14. Of the three feasts 18. Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice 20. An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him (6) Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor.--If we are not to favour the poor man in a court of justice on account of his poverty (Exodus 23:3), much less are we to treat him with disfavour. (Comp. Deuteronomy 24:17; Deuteronomy 27:19; Jeremiah 5:28, &c.)Verse 6. - As in verse 3 men were warned not to favour the poor unduly in courts of justice out of compassion for them, so here there is a warning against the opposite, and far more usual error, of leaning against the poor man in our evidence or in our decisions The scales of justice are to be held even; strict right is to be done; our feelings are not be allowed to influence us, much less our class prejudices. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You shall notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no deny תַטֶּ֛ה (ṯaṭ·ṭeh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend justice מִשְׁפַּ֥ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style to the poor אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ (’eḇ·yō·nə·ḵā) Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor in their lawsuits. בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ (bə·rî·ḇōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute Links Exodus 23:6 NIVExodus 23:6 NLT Exodus 23:6 ESV Exodus 23:6 NASB Exodus 23:6 KJV Exodus 23:6 BibleApps.com Exodus 23:6 Biblia Paralela Exodus 23:6 Chinese Bible Exodus 23:6 French Bible Exodus 23:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 23:6 You shall not deny justice to your (Exo. Ex) |
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