Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

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

New American Standard Bible

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

International Standard Version

Stay far away from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won't acquit the guilty.

A Conservative Version

Keep thee far from a FALSE matter. And do not kill an innocent and righteous man, for I will not justify a wicked man.

Amplified

Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

From the word of falsehood thou shalt go far away; and the innocent and the just one thou shalt not kill: for I will not justify the unjust one.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

You will stay far from a {false charge}, and do not kill [the] innocent and [the] righteous, because I will not declare [the] wicked righteous.

Modern King James verseion

Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

NET Bible

Keep your distance from a false charge -- do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

New Heart English Bible

"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

The Emphasized Bible

From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away, - and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless imam

Webster

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

World English Bible

"Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

and the innocent
נקיא נקי 
Naqiy 
Usage: 43

and righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

thou not for I will not justify
צדק 
Tsadaq 
Usage: 41

Context Readings

Regulations Regarding Justice

6 Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to 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 bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.


Cross References

Exodus 34:7

keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty , visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

Exodus 23:1

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

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness;

Exodus 20:13

Thou shalt not kill.

Deuteronomy 19:16-21

If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

Job 22:23

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

Proverbs 4:14-15

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 17:15

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Isaiah 33:15

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

Nahum 1:3

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty : Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Luke 3:14

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

Romans 2:5-6

but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

1 Thessalonians 5:22

abstain from every form of evil.

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