Exodus 23:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt not raisea a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. ”

Exodus 23:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These four commands, addressed to the conscience, are illustrations of the ninth commandment, mainly in reference to the giving of evidence in legal causes. Compare 1 Kings 21:10 ; Acts 6:11 ....
Exodus 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1-9 R. Justice. Form and substance also separate this group from the Judgments and ally it with the Words of Yahweh in the Covenant Book. Circulating groundless reports ( Exodus 23:1...
Exodus 23:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

raise . utter, or take up. Same as Exodus 20:7 . the wicked . a wicked one. Hebrew. rash. a. App-44.
Exodus 23:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Thou shalt not receive (margin) a false report. It might also be translated, Thou shalt not raise, or stir up: and, if this be preferred, God forbids us to invent calumnies; but,...
Exodus 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not raise a false report - Acting contrary to this precept is a sin against the ninth...
Exodus 23:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt not raise a false report, &c.— There is an ambiguity in the word תשׂא tissa, which signifies no less to spread false reports, than to give credit to them when spread. Houbigant...
Exodus 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not raise a false report, х lo' ( H3808 ) tisaa' ( H5375 )] - Thou sh...
Exodus 23:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Raise] RV 'take up,' i.e. give ear to. This is an extension of the ninth commandment: cp. the Arabic proverb, 'In wickedness the listener is the ally of the speaker.'
Exodus 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou shalt not raise a false report. — The LXX. and Vulg. Translate, “Thou shalt not receive a false report” — i.e., give it credit, accept it as true, and act upon it. This meaning accords well...
Exodus 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXII. THE LESSER LAW (continued). PART IV. Exodus 22:16 - Exodus 23:19 . The Fourth section of this law within the law consists of enactments, curiously disconnected, many of th...
Exodus 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Laws of Conduct and Worship Exodus 23:1-17 We may apply these various precepts to our own hearts. Many of them breathe the very spirit of Christ. We must watch our speech, so that no man's char...
Exodus 23:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The enactments now recorded have to do with the administration of justice. A study of them reveals that true justice is always merciful and yet makes sterner demand than any moral code of laws. The d...
Exodus 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Chapter, like the two before it, contains an explanation in detail of the law given on Mount Sinai. The precepts against false witness, and false judgment, are enlarged upon: those rel...
Exodus 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou shalt not raise a false report ,.... Of a neighbour, or of any man whatever, either secretly by private slanders, whispers, backbiting and tale bearing, by innuendos, detracting from his good n...
Exodus 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Ver. 1. Thou shalt not raise. ] Neither raise nor receive it; neither be the tale bearer nor t...
Exodus 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou shalt not raise Or, receive , as the margin reads it, and as the Hebrew תשׂא , tissa , also signifies, or, give credit to a false report. Sometimes the receiver , in this case, is as bad...
Exodus 23:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

INSISTENCE ON HONESTY (vs.1-9) Consistently with the language of law, the question of honesty is looked at from a negative viewpoint, that is, emphasizing what one should not do. How easily one m...
Exodus 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judicial Laws. B. C. 1491. 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand wit...
Exodus 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

EXODUS CHAPTER 23 False witness and report forbidden, Exodus 23:1 . Right must not be wrested, Exodus 23:2 . He commands man to do good to his enemies, Exodus 23:3-5 . Bribes are forbidden...
Exodus 23:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Regulations Concerning Behaviour to One's Neighbour ( Exodus 23:1-9 ). There is an interesting pattern to the following verses. (Compare Exodus 23:1 with Exodus 23:7 ; Exodus 23:2 with Exodu...
Exodus 23:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not raise] = tissa , from the inf. napa , in its simple sense, “to carry,” and in its ethical, “to bear about in the heart.” Hence tissa is a pregna...
Exodus 23:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 23:1 . Put not thine hand with the wicked, do not conspire or agree with them. Exodus 23:3 . Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man. The meaning of this and the former verse is, ther...
Exodus 23:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou shalt not raise a false report. Slander characterized, prohibited, and punished I. Slander is characterized. 1. Originating a false report. It may be from-- (1) Envy. (2) Careless...
Exodus 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE BOOK OF THE COVENANT .— Continued . EXPOSITION Exodus 23:1-2 MISCELLANEOUS LAWS — continued . The same want of logical arrangement appears in this chapter as in the preced...
Exodus 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thou shalt not raise a false report, undertake to testify of a promise or agreement which was not heard with your own ears. Put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness, to charg...
Exodus 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

shalt not Exodus 23:7 Exodus 20:16 Leviticus 19:16 2 Samuel 16:3 2 Samuel 19:27 Psalms 15:3 Psalms 101:5 Psalms 120:3 Proverbs 10:18 Proverbs 17:4 Proverbs 25:23 Jeremiah 20:10...
Exodus 23:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou shalt not raise, the margin reads, Thou shalt not receive a false report, for sometimes the receiver in this case is as bad as the thief; and a backbiting tongue would not do so much mischief,...

Exodus 23:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 23:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 23:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 23:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 23:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 23:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 23:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 23:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 23:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 23:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes