Exodus 23:7

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Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 34:7 : 7 keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”
  • Exod 23:1 : 1 Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
  • Deut 27:25 : 25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
  • Eph 4:25 : 25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
  • Rom 1:18 : 18 The Condemnation of the Unrighteous For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,
  • Lev 19:11 : 11 Dealing Honestly“‘You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen.
  • Deut 19:16-21 : 16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, 17 then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days. 18 The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, 19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you. 21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
  • Exod 20:13 : 13 “You shall not murder.
  • Job 22:23 : 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil. 15 Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–
  • Nah 1:3 : 3 The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished.The Divine Warrior Destroys His Enemies but Protects His People He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.
  • Luke 3:14 : 14 Then some soldiers also asked him,“And as for us– what should we do?” He told them,“Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay.”
  • Rom 2:5-6 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed! 6 He will reward each one according to his works:
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Stay away from every form of evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 23:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1Justice“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

    3and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

  • Exod 23:6
    76%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Exod 23:8
    75%

    8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

  • Jer 7:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

    6Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

  • Deut 19:10
    74%

    10You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.

  • Jer 22:3
    74%

    3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

  • Deut 21:9
    74%

    9In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the LORD.

  • Deut 19:13
    74%

    13You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

  • Isa 5:23
    74%

    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

  • Lev 19:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

    16You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the LORD.

  • Gen 18:25
    74%

    25Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

  • Ps 37:32-33
    2 verses
    73%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

  • Prov 18:5
    73%

    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Deut 27:25
    73%

    25‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Ps 94:21
    73%

    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Deut 13:8
    73%

    8You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

  • Exod 20:16
    72%

    16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Ps 5:6
    72%

    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Ps 1:5
    72%

    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

  • Ps 7:9
    72%

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Deut 16:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

    20You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Prov 17:15
    72%

    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Ps 101:7
    72%

    7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

  • Deut 24:17
    72%

    17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

  • Deut 25:1
    72%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Prov 10:30
    71%

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Zech 8:17
    71%

    17Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.

  • Deut 5:17
    71%

    17You must not murder.

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

  • Deut 5:20
    71%

    20You must not offer false testimony against another.

  • Job 27:5
    71%

    5I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!

  • Num 35:31
    71%

    31Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

  • Job 34:12
    71%

    12Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Lev 19:35
    71%

    35You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume.

  • Ps 125:3
    71%

    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

  • Job 36:6
    71%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Isa 33:15
    71%

    15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–