Exodus 23:7

God's Word

Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

Abraham came closer and asked, “Are you really going to sweep away the innocent with the guilty?

Job 22:23

If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper. If you put wrongdoing out of your tent,

Psalm 119:29

Turn me away from a life of lies. Graciously provide me with your teachings.

Psalm 94:21

They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.

Exodus 20:13

“Never murder.

Exodus 20:16

“Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never spread false rumors. Don’t join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.

Exodus 34:7

He continues to show his love to thousands of generations, forgiving wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. He never lets the guilty go unpunished, punishing children and grandchildren for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation.”

Proverbs 11:21

Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the descendants of righteous people will escape.

Proverbs 17:15

Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the Lord.

Isaiah 33:15

The person who does what is right and speaks the truth will live. He rejects getting rich by extortion and refuses to take bribes. He refuses to listen to those who are plotting murders. He doesn’t look for evil things to do.

Isaiah 5:20

How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter.

Leviticus 19:11

“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is patient and has great strength. The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet.

Luke 3:14

Some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He told them, “Be satisfied with your pay, and never use threats or blackmail to get money from anyone.”

Romans 1:18

God’s anger is revealed from heaven against every ungodly and immoral thing people do as they try to suppress the truth by their immoral living.

Ephesians 4:25

So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.

Deuteronomy 25:1

This is what you must do whenever ⌞two⌟ people have a disagreement that is brought into court. The judges will hear the case and decide who’s right and who’s wrong.

Deuteronomy 27:25

“Whoever accepts money to kill an innocent person will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Keep away from every kind of evil.