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. See Isaiah 33:15. A public man should be above all price or sale: and every man should carefully keep himself from the occasions of sin. A good man dare not come near the train, though he be far off the blow.