Parallel Verses

NET Bible

"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

New American Standard Bible

You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

International Standard Version

"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

Bible in Basic English

Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause.

King James 2000

You shall not pervert the justice of your poor in his dispute.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'You will not pervert the justice of your poor in his legal dispute.

Modern King James verseion

You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt not hinder the right of the poor that are among you in their suit.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one in his quarrel.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

of thy poor
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
Usage: 61

References

American

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Regulations Regarding Justice

5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it. 6 "You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Keep your distance from a false charge -- do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.


Cross References

Exodus 23:2-3

"You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

Leviticus 19:15

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Isaiah 10:1-2

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

Jeremiah 5:28

That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

Malachi 3:5

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."

Job 31:13

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Job 31:21-22

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

Psalm 82:3-4

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Jeremiah 6:28

I reported, "All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 7:6

Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

Amos 5:11-12

Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

Micah 3:1-4

I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,

Zephaniah 3:1-4

The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished!

James 2:5-6

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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