Parallel Bible results for "exodus 23:1-6"

Exodus 23:1-6

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 "You are not to repeat false rumors; do not join hands with the wicked by offering perjured testimony.

2 Do not follow the crowd when it does what is wrong; and don't allow the popular view to sway you into offering testimony for any cause if the effect will be to pervert justice.

3 On the other hand, don't favor a person's lawsuit simply because he is poor.

4 "If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey straying, you must return it to him

5 If you see the donkey which belongs to someone who hates you lying down helpless under its load, you are not to pass him by but to go and help him free it.

6 "Do not deny anyone justice in his lawsuit simply because he is poor.

New International Version NIV

1 “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,

3 and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.

5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.

6 “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.