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Exodus 23:7

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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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  1. Exodus 23:5

    If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

  2. Exodus 23:6

    Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

  3. Exodus 23:8

    And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  4. Exodus 23:9

    Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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