Exodus 23:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”

Exodus 23:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 23:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 23:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.”

Exodus 23:1 — World English Bible

Exodus 23:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”

Exodus 23:1 — American Standard Version

Exodus 23:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.”

Exodus 23:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 23:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness. ”

Exodus 23:1 — Darby Translation

Exodus 23:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not receiue a false tale, neyther shalt thou put thine hande with the wicked, to be a false witnes.”

Exodus 23:1 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 23:1 in Context — Exodus 23

1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

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What Does Exodus 23:1 Mean?

Exodus 23:1 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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