Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New International Version NIV
1 Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person.
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“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
2 Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth.
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“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 Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in judgment.
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and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.
4 If thou meet thy enemy’s ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him
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“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lie underneath his burden, thou shalt not pass by, but shalt lift him up with him.
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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 Thou shalt not go aside in the poor man’s judgment.
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“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7 Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.
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Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
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