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Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the [a]words of the righteous. And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Exodus 23:8 Or, cause

Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)

“Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

“Do not oppress a foreigner;(F) you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

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