Exodus 23:7

New Century Version

You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment, because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

Then Abraham approached him and asked, “Do you plan to destroy the good people along with the evil ones?

Job 22:23

If you return to the Almighty, you will be blessed again. So remove evil from your house.

Psalm 119:29

Don’t let me be dishonest; have mercy on me by helping me obey your teachings.

Psalm 94:21

They join forces against people who do right and sentence to death the innocent.

Exodus 20:13

“You must not murder anyone.

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about your neighbor.

Exodus 23:1

“You must not tell lies. If you are a witness in court, don’t help a wicked person by telling lies.

Exodus 34:7

and is kind to thousands of people. The Lord forgives people for evil, for sin, and for turning against him, but he does not forget to punish guilty people. He will punish not only the guilty people, but also their children, their grandchildren, their great-grandchildren, and their great-great-grandchildren.”

Proverbs 11:21

Evil people will certainly be punished, but those who do right will be set free.

Proverbs 17:15

The Lord hates both of these things: freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.

Isaiah 33:15

A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil—

Isaiah 5:20

How terrible it will be for people who call good things bad and bad things good, who think darkness is light and light is darkness, who think sour is sweet and sweet is sour.

Leviticus 19:11

“ ‘You must not steal. You must not cheat people, and you must not lie to each other.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not spread false stories against other people, and you must not do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord does not become angry quickly, and his power is great. The Lord will not let the guilty go unpunished. Where the Lord goes, there are whirlwinds and storms, and the clouds are the dust beneath his feet.

Luke 3:14

The soldiers asked John, “What about us? What should we do?” John said to them, “Don’t force people to give you money, and don’t lie about them. Be satisfied with the pay you get.”

Romans 1:18

God’s anger is shown from heaven against all the evil and wrong things people do. By their own evil lives they hide the truth.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If two people have an argument and go to court, the judges will decide the case. They will declare one person right and the other guilty.

Deuteronomy 27:25

“Anyone will be cursed who takes money to murder an innocent person.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

and stay away from everything that is evil.