Exodus 23:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”
Exodus 23:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 23:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 23:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.”
Exodus 23:2 — World English Bible
Exodus 23:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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:”
Exodus 23:2 — American Standard Version
Exodus 23:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause <FI>others<Fi> to turn aside;”
Exodus 23:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 23:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert [judgment].”
Exodus 23:2 — Darby Translation
Exodus 23:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the trueth.”
Exodus 23:2 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 23:2 in Context — Exodus 23
1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
What Does Exodus 23:2 Mean?
Exodus 23:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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