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Exodus 23:7 KJV
Exodus · chapter 23 · verse 7
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
Exodus 23:7 in context
5If 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.
6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- innocentnâqîyinnocentH5355 →
- justifytsâdaqto be rightH6663 →
- matterdâbâra wordH1697 →
- falsesheqeran untruthH8267 →
- slayhâragto smite with deadly intentH2026 →
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Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice according to those laws. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9