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Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

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ASV

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:

KJV

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תִהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehyou must beH1961 →
אַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-afterH310 →
רַבִּ֖יםra.Bimmany [people]H7227 →
לְרָעֹ֑תle.ra.'Otto wicked deedsH7451 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תַעֲנֶ֣הta.'a.Nehyou must testifyH6030 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
רִ֗בRiva case at lawH7379 →
לִנְטֹ֛תlin.Totby turning asideH5186 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
רַבִּ֖יםra.Bimmany [people]H7227 →
לְהַטֹּֽת׃le.ha.Totto thrust asideH5186 →

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Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.Proverbs 1:10–11My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.Luke 23:23–24But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—Matthew 27:24–26When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”Proverbs 11:21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.Luke 23:24So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”Exodus 23:6–7You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’Luke 23:51who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.Proverbs 4:14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.Numbers 14:1–10Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.Joshua 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

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