The Multitude not to be Followed
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:


Said Horace Bushnell to his younger brother, who had been to a cheap show and came home crestfallen, "The next time that you see the whole world doing something, be sure not to go with them unless you have some better reason." That was the germ of manly independence out of which the sturdy manhood of that remarkable thinker grew. The sooner a young man learns that there are in this world more silly people than wise, more weak than strong, the better his chances of being a man.



Parallel Verses
KJV: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

WEB: "You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;




The Multitude an Unsafe Guide
Top of Page
Top of Page