Exodus 23:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 23:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 23:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 23:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.”

Exodus 23:6 — World English Bible

Exodus 23:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.”

Exodus 23:6 — American Standard Version

Exodus 23:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;”

Exodus 23:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 23:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.”

Exodus 23:6 — Darby Translation

Exodus 23:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not ouerthrowe the right of thy poore in his sute.”

Exodus 23:6 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 23:6 in Context — Exodus 23

4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

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.

7 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.

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What Does Exodus 23:6 Mean?

Exodus 23:6 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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