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Exodus 23

Ex. 23:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou shalt not βraise
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
a false
shav' (Hebrew #7723)
from the same as 7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
KJV usage: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
Pronounce: shawv
Origin: or shav {shav}
c report
shema` (Hebrew #8088)
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
KJV usage: bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
Pronounce: shay'-mah
Origin: from 8085
: put
shiyth (Hebrew #7896)
to place (in a very wide application)
KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.
Pronounce: sheeth
Origin: a primitive root
not thine hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
with the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
to be and unrighteous
chamac (Hebrew #2555)
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
KJV usage: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Pronounce: khaw-mawce'
Origin: from 2554
witness
`ed (Hebrew #5707)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
KJV usage: witness.
Pronounce: ayd
Origin: contracted from 5749
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Cross References

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1-3:  Of slander, false witness, and partiality.
4-5:  Of charitableness.
6-7:  Of justice in judgment.
8:  Of taking bribes.
9:  Of oppressing a stranger.
10-11:  Of the year of rest.
12:  Of the sabbath.
13:  Of idolatry.
14-17:  Of the three feasts.
18-19:  Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice.
20-33:  An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him.
shalt not.
Ex. 23:7• 7Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked. (Ex. 23:7)
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Ex. 20:16• 16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Ex. 20:16)
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Lev. 19:16• 16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah. (Lev. 19:16)
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2 Sam. 16:3• 3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. (2 Sam. 16:3)
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2 Sam. 19:27• 27And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thy sight. (2 Sam. 19:27)
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Psa. 15:3• 3He that slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour; (Psa. 15:3)
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Psa. 101:5• 5Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. (Psa. 101:5)
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Psa. 120:3• 3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue? (Psa. 120:3)
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Prov. 10:18• 18He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool. (Prov. 10:18)
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Prov. 17:4• 4The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. (Prov. 17:4)
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Prov. 25:23• 23The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue. (Prov. 25:23)
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Jer. 20:10• 10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him. (Jer. 20:10)
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Matt. 28:14‑15• 14And if this should come to the hearing of the governor, *we* will persuade him, and save *you* from all anxiety.
15And they took the money and did as they had been taught. And this report is current among the Jews until this day.
(Matt. 28:14‑15)
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Rom. 3:8• 8and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just. (Rom. 3:8)
raise.
or, receive.
an unrighteous witness.
Deut. 5:20• 20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Deut. 5:20)
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Deut. 19:16‑21• 16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
17then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
18and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
19then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
21And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
(Deut. 19:16‑21)
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1 Kings 21:10‑13• 10and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
11And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:
12they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
13And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
(1 Kings 21:10‑13)
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Psa. 27:12• 12Deliver me not over to the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. (Psa. 27:12)
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Psa. 35:11• 11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not. (Psa. 35:11)
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Prov. 6:19• 19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. (Prov. 6:19)
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Prov. 12:17• 17He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. (Prov. 12:17)
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Prov. 19:5,9,28• 5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
28A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
(Prov. 19:5,9,28)
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Prov. 21:28• 28A lying witness shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly. (Prov. 21:28)
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Prov. 24:28• 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips? (Prov. 24:28)
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Prov. 25:18• 18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour. (Prov. 25:18)
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Matt. 19:18• 18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, (Matt. 19:18)
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Matt. 26:59‑61• 59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
60And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward
61and said, *He* said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.
(Matt. 26:59‑61)
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Luke 3:14• 14And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay. (Luke 3:14)
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Luke 19:8• 8But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. (Luke 19:8)
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Acts 6:11‑13• 11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
12And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to the council.
13And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
(Acts 6:11‑13)
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Eph. 4:25• 25Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another. (Eph. 4:25)
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2 Tim. 3:3• 3without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good, (2 Tim. 3:3)
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1 Peter 3:16• 16having a good conscience, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ. (1 Peter 3:16)
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Rev. 12:10• 10And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night: (Rev. 12:10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou shalt not acceptc a false report; extend not thy hand tod the wicked, to be an unrighteous witnesse.

JND Translation Notes

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Others, "raise."
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Or "unite not with."
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Lit. "a witness of violence."