Exodus 23:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 23:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 23:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 23:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.”

Exodus 23:7 — World English Bible

Exodus 23:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 23:7 — American Standard Version

Exodus 23:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.”

Exodus 23:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 23:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.”

Exodus 23:7 — Darby Translation

Exodus 23:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt keepe thee farre from a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.”

Exodus 23:7 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 23:7 in Context — Exodus 23

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.

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.

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What Does Exodus 23:7 Mean?

Exodus 23:7 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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