Exodus 23:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

New Living Translation
“In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor.

English Standard Version
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

Berean Study Bible
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

New American Standard Bible
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

NASB 1995
"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

NASB 1977
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

Amplified Bible
“You shall not pervert (bend) the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

Christian Standard Bible
“You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

Contemporary English Version
Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court.

Good News Translation
"Do not deny justice to a poor person when he appears in court.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Never deny justice to poor people in court.

International Standard Version
"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

NET Bible
"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

New King James Version
“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not pervert the justice of your poor in his dispute.

New Heart English Bible
"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

World English Bible
"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

American King James Version
You shall not wrest the judgment of your poor in his cause.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

A Faithful Version
You shall not pervert the judgment due to your poor in his cause.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt not ouerthrowe the right of thy poore in his sute.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou shalt not wraist the righte of thy poore in his cause.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Thou shalt not hynder the righte of the poore that are amonge you in their sute.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You do not turn aside the judgment of your poor in his strife;

Young's Literal Translation
'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not go aside in the poor man's judgment.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall not deviate in judgment of the poor.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You shall not decline the justice of the poor in his judgment.

Lamsa Bible
You shall not pervert the justice due to a poor man in his lawsuit.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in his judgment.
















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