Exodus 23:7

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"Thou shalt keepe thee farre fro a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man."

— Exodus 23:7, Geneva Bible

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Exodus 23 — Context

4

If thou meete thine enemies oxe, or his asse going astray, thou shalt bring him to him againe.

5

If thou see thine enemies asse lying vnder his burden, wilt thou cease to helpe him? Thou shalt helpe him vp againe with it.

6

Thou shalt not ouerthrowe the right of thy poore in his sute.

7

Thou shalt keepe thee farre fro a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.

8

Thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and peruerteth the wordes of the righteous.

9

Thou shalt not oppresse a stranger: for ye knowe the heart of a stranger, seeing yee were strangers in the land of Egypt.

10

Moreouer, sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy land, and gather the fruites thereof,