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 with the succeeding clause, which forbids our giving support to the false testimony of others. In both clauses the principle of the ninth commandment is extended from principals to accessories.
Related Commentaries of Exodus 23:1
Exodus 23:1
1 Thou shalt not raisea a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.