Exodus 23:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² ‘You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you bear witness at a trial so as to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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:

Common English Bible

² Don’t take sides with important people to do wrong. When you act as a witness, don’t stretch the truth to favor important people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil. Neither shall you go astray in judgment, by agreeing with the majority opinion, apart from the truth.

Exodus 23:2 Cross References

Genesis 19:4

Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house.

Genesis 6:12

God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, ‘Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.

1 Kings 19:10

He replied, ‘I have been very zealous  for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,  torn down your altars,  and killed your prophets  with the sword. I alone am left,  and they are looking for me to take my life.’

Job 31:34

because I greatly feared the crowds and because the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?

Proverbs 1:15

my son, don’t travel that road with them or set foot on their path,

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty, denying an innocent person justice.

Proverbs 4:14

Keep off the path of the wicked; don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.

Jeremiah 37:15

The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan  the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

Jeremiah 37:21

So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard.  He was given a loaf of bread each day from the bakers’ street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard.

Jeremiah 38:9

‘My lord the king, these men have been evil in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will die from hunger, because there is no more bread in the city.’

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, ‘The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed,  and the city full of perversity. For they say, “The Lord has abandoned the land;  he does not see.”

Leviticus 19:15

‘Do not act unjustly  when deciding a case. Do not be partial  to the poor or give preference to the rich;  judge your neighbour fairly.

Haggai 1:4

‘Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your panelled houses,  while this house  lies in ruins? ’

Mark 15:15

Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them; and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

Luke 23:51

who had not agreed with their plan  and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

Acts 24:27

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus  succeeded Felix, and because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favour,  he left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favour,  replied to Paul, ‘Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges? ’

Romans 1:32

Although they know God’s just sentence #– #that those who practise such things deserve to die  ,  #– #they not only do them, but even applaud  , others who practise them.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Do not show partiality when deciding a case;  listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgement belongs to God.  Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Do not deny justice to a resident foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.

Joshua 24:15

But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship #– #the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living?  As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.’

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul answered Samuel, ‘I have sinned.  I have transgressed the Lord’s command  and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and choice animals,  as well as the young rams and the best of everything else. They were not willing to destroy them, but they did destroy all the worthless and unwanted things.