“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
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“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9
In the law of Moses are very plain marks of sound moral feeling, and of true political wisdom. Every thing in it is suited to the desired and avowed object, the worship of one only God, and the separation of Israel from the pagan world. Neither parties, friends, witnesses, nor common opinions, must move us to lessen great faults, to aggravate small ones, excuse offenders, accuse the innocent, or misrepresent any thing.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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