Exodus 23:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?

Job 22:23

If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;

Psalm 119:29

Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.

Psalm 94:21

They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

Exodus 20:13

Do not put anyone to death without cause.

Exodus 20:16

Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

Exodus 23:1

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

Exodus 34:7

Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.

Proverbs 11:21

Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

Proverbs 17:15

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

Isaiah 33:15

He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

Isaiah 5:20

Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!

Leviticus 19:11

Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another.

Leviticus 19:16

Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Luke 3:14

And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.

Romans 1:18

For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

Ephesians 4:25

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed is he who for a reward puts to death one who has done no wrong. And let all the people say, So be it.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Keep from every form of evil.