Êxodo 23:6

6 “Não perverta o direito dos pobres em seus processos.

Êxodo 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.

Êxodo 23:6 In-Context

4 “Se você encontrar perdido o boi ou o jumento que pertence ao seu inimigo, leve-o de volta a ele.

5 Se você vir o jumento de alguém que o odeia caído sob o peso de sua carga, não o abandone, procure ajudá-lo.

6 “Não perverta o direito dos pobres em seus processos.

7 Não se envolva em falsas acusações nem condene à morte o inocente e o justo, porque não absolverei o culpado.

8 “Não aceite suborno, pois o suborno cega até os que têm discernimento e prejudica a causa do justo.