Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Regarding Justice
6 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause. 7 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. 8 And thou shalt not take a gift; for the gift will blind the seeing, and will pervert just words.
Cross References
Exodus 34:7
Watching kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression and sin, and acquitting, will not cleanse; striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons and upon the sons' sons, upon the third and the fourth.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong.
Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed he taking a gift to strike the soul of innocent blood: and all the people said, Amen.
Ephesians 4:25
Wherefore falsehood ye having put away, speak the truth each with his neighbor: for ye are members one of another.
Leviticus 19:11
Ye shall not steal and ye shall not deceive, and ye shall not lie each to his neighbor.
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven upon all profanation and injustice of men, of those detaining the truth in injustice;
Exodus 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;
Job 22:23
If thou wilt turn back even to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt remove iniquity far off from thy tent
Proverbs 4:14-15
In the path of the unjust thou shalt not go, and thou shalt not advance in the way of the wicked.
Proverbs 17:15
He justifying the unjust one and he condemning the just one, is an abomination to Jehovah, also they two.
Isaiah 33:15
He going in justice and speaking uprightness, rejecting in the plunder of oppression; shaking his hands from holding upon a gift, shutting his ear from the hearing of bloods, and binding up his eyes from looking upon evil;
Nahum 1:3
Jehovah slow to anger and great of power, and Jehovah acquitting, will not acquit his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and a cloud the dust of his feet
Luke 3:14
And they making war asked him, saying, And what shall do? And he said to them, Shake none violently, neither make slanderous accusation; and be content with your pay.
Romans 2:5-6
And according to thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up to thyself anger in the day of anger and revelation of the just judgment of God;
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Keep away from all appearance of evil.