Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt take no gift,.... Of the persons whose cause is to be tried in a court of judicature before judges; neither of those on the one side nor on the other, neither before the trial nor…
Four precepts evidently addressed to those in authority as judges: (a) To do justice to the poor. Comparing Exo 23:6 with Exo 23:3, it was the part of the judge to defend the poor against the…
Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice…
Cambridge Bible
a false matter i.e., as the context shews, a case that can only be carried through with the help of false statements, and false witnesses.
slay thou not by false accusations, false witness, or an…
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