Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
New American Standard Bible
You shall not follow
King James Version
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
International Standard Version
You are not to follow the majority in doing wrong, and you are not to testify in a lawsuit so as to follow the majority and pervert justice.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shall thou speak in a case to turn aside after a multitude to distort [justice],
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice :
Amplified
You shall not follow a crowd to do [something] evil, nor shall you testify at a trial or in a dispute so as to side with a crowd in order to pervert justice;
Bible in Basic English
Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.
King James 2000
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you testify in a dispute to follow after a crowd to pervert judgment:
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will not {follow} a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert [justice].
Modern King James verseion
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil. Neither shall you speak in a cause in order to follow many in order to wrest judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil: neither answer in a matter of plea that thou wouldest, to follow many, turn aside from the truth;
NET Bible
"You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,
New Heart English Bible
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness, - neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,
Webster
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
World English Bible
"You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause others to turn aside;
Themes
Following » What not to follow after
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Injustice » A bad example leads to
Sinful » The whole imitation of worldly people and customs condemned » In committing popular sins
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In committing popular sins
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 23:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Regarding Justice
1
“You must not spread a false report. Do not join
Cross References
Exodus 23:6-7
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
Leviticus 19:15
“You must not act unjustly
Deuteronomy 1:17
Do not show partiality when deciding a case;
Genesis 6:12
God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before Me in this generation.
Genesis 19:4
Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house.
Genesis 19:7-9
He said, “Don’t do this evil, my brothers.
Exodus 32:1-5
When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god
Numbers 14:1-10
Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.
Joshua 24:15
But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living.
1 Samuel 15:9
Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, cattle, and choice animals,
1 Kings 19:10
He replied, “I have been very zealous
Job 31:34
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?
Psalm 72:2
and Your afflicted ones with justice.
Proverbs 1:10-11
don’t be persuaded.
Proverbs 1:15
or set foot on their path,
Proverbs 4:14
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.
Jeremiah 37:15
The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan
Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard.
Jeremiah 38:5-6
King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.”
Jeremiah 38:9
“My lord the king, these men have been evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern where he will die from hunger, because there is no more bread in the city.”
Ezekiel 9:9
He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed,
Haggai 1:4
“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses,
Matthew 27:24-26
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere,
Mark 15:15
Then, willing to gratify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged,
Luke 23:23-24
But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices
Luke 23:51
who had not agreed with their plan
John 7:50-51
Nicodemus
Acts 24:27
After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus,
Acts 25:9
Then Festus, wanting to do a favor for the Jews,
Romans 1:32
Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die
Galatians 2:11-13
But when Cephas