You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not side with the majority so as to pervert justice;
Deuteronomy 27:19 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional “Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.” All the people shall say, “Amen!” Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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 majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not side with the majority so as to pervert justice;
The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.
or else they will drink and forget what has been decreed, and will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.
Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob and chiefs of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert all equity,
Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.
You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow's garment in pledge.