Exodus 23:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. ”

Exodus 23:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Four precepts evidently addressed to those in authority as judges: (a) To do justice to the poor. Comparing Exodus 23:6 Exodus 23:6 with Exodus 23:3 , it was the part of the judge to defen...
Exodus 23:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the (d) innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. (d) Whether you are the magistrate or are commanded by the magistrate.
Exodus 23:7 - 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 23:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wicked . a wicked one. Hebrew. rash. a.App-44.
Exodus 23:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. Keep thee far from a false matter. Since he seems to speak of perjury, which brings about the death of the innocent, some might perhaps prefer that this passage should be annexed to the Si...
Exodus 23:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 23:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. These verses contain a series of cautions to rulers and magistrates to...
Exodus 23:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Book of the Covenant (concluded) 1-19. Miscellaneous Laws.
Exodus 23:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXIII. (1-19) The “miscellaneous laws” are here continued. From Exodus 23:1 to Exodus 23:9 no kind of sequence in the laws can be traced; from Exodus 23:10 to the first clause of Exodus 23:...
Exodus 23:7 - 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 23:7 - 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 23:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

All these are so many repeated commands of one and the same rule of equity, and which the Lord Jesus hath given a full commentary of. Matthew 7:12 .
Exodus 23:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Keep thee far from a false matter ,.... Or "word" z; from receiving a false testimony, or taking the false or wrong side of a cause, or engaging in a bad one; keep aloof off from it, as much at a di...
Exodus 23:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. Ver. 7. Keep thee far from a false matter. ] Stand aloof off; keep at a distance...
Exodus 23:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Keep thee far from a false matter From assisting or abetting all ill thing. Yea, keep thee far from it, dread it as a dangerous snare. I will not just i fy the wicked That is, I will condemn...
Exodus 23:7 - 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 23:7 - 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 23:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Keep thee far, i.e. abstain from all occasions, degrees, or appearances of it. Compare Job 22:23 Proverbs 4:14,15 . A false matter, i.e. an unrighteous judgment; for he is speaking to the ju...
Exodus 23:7 - 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 23:7 - 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 23:7 - 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 23:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment. Duties of judges I. That judges should be impartial. 1. In particular towards the poor ( Exodus 23:6 ). (1) Because the poor are most open to the oppres...
Exodus 23:7 - 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 23:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Further Ordinances Regarding Social Relations
Exodus 23:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

far from Exodus 23:1 Leviticus 19:11 Deuteronomy 19:16-21 Job 22:23 Proverbs 4:14 Proverbs 4:15 Isaiah 33:15 Luke 3:14 Ephesians 4:25 1 Thessalonians 5:22 the innocent Deuteronom...
Exodus 23:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Keep thee far from a false matter — From assisting or abetting an ill thing. Yea, keep thee far from it, dread it as a dangerous snare. I will not justify the wicked — That is, I will condemn him t...

Exodus 23:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 23:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 23:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 23:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 23:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 23:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 23:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 23:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 23:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 23:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes