Laws of Justice and Mercy (Exodus 23)


Exodus 23

Laws of Justice and Mercy
 1 "Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man 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 man in his lawsuit.

 4 "If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. 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 him with it.

 6 "Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 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.

 8 "Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

 9 "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.

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