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Exodus 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Exodus 23:6 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

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

    BBE

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

    DBY

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

    WEB

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

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

    BSB

In context

4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

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.

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