Exodus 23:1-9 (The Message)
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"Don't pass on malicious gossip.
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Don't go along with the crowd in doing evil and don't fudge your testimony in a case just to please the crowd.
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And just because someone is poor, don't show favoritism in a dispute.
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"If you find your enemy's ox or donkey loose, take it back to him.
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If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying helpless under its load, don't walk off and leave it. Help it up.
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"When there is a dispute concerning your poor, don't tamper with the justice due them.
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"Stay clear of false accusations. Don't contribute to the death of innocent and good people. I don't let the wicked off the hook.
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"Don't take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.
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"Don't take advantage of a stranger. You know what it's like to be a stranger; you were strangers in Egypt.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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