You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; nor shall you bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so as to pervert justice;
Deuteronomy 27:19 - Revised Standard Version “ ‘Cursed be he who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cursed is he who perverts the justice due to the sojourner or the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. All the people shall say, Amen. American Standard Version (1901) Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. Common English Bible “Cursed is anyone who obstructs the legal rights of immigrants, orphans, or widows.” All the people will reply: “We agree!” Catholic Public Domain Version Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen. |
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; nor shall you bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so as to pervert justice;
A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge;