Exodus 23:7 | |
NASB: "Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Avoid telling lies. Don't kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: 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. BBE: Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin. DBY: Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked. JPS: Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked. WBS: 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. YLT: 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. | |
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