Éxodo 23:6

6 No pervertirás el derecho de tu mendigo en su pleito

Éxodo 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
] As the poor man was not to be favoured when his cause was bad through an affected pity for him as a poor man, so his judgment was not to be wrested or perverted, when his cause was good, because of his poverty; which is too often the case, through the power of rich men, and the prevalence of their gifts and bribes, and to curry favour with them: the phrase, "thy poor", is very emphatic, and intended to engage judges to regard them, as being of the same flesh and blood with them, of the same nation and religion; and who were particularly committed to their care and protection under God, who is the Judge and protector of the poor, of the widow and the fatherless.

Éxodo 23:6 In-Context

4 Si encontrares el buey de tu enemigo o su asno extraviado, vuelve a llevárselo

5 Si vieres el asno del que te aborrece caído debajo de su carga, ¿le dejarás entonces desamparado? Sin falta le ayudarás a levantarlo

6 No pervertirás el derecho de tu mendigo en su pleito

7 De palabra de mentira te alejarás, y no matarás al inocente y justo; porque yo no justificaré al impío

8 No recibirás soborno; porque el soborno ciega a los que ven, y pervierte las palabras de los justos