Exodus 23:1 - Compare All Versions
Exodus 23:1-3 MSG (The Message)
“Don’t pass on malicious gossip. “Don’t link up with a wicked person and give corrupt testimony. Don’t go along with the crowd in doing evil and don’t mess up your testimony in a case just to please the crowd. And just because someone is poor, don’t show favoritism in a dispute.
Exodus 23:1 KJV (King James Version)
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exodus 23:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
Exodus 23:1 NCV (New Century Version)
“You must not tell lies. If you are a witness in court, don’t help a wicked person by telling lies.
Exodus 23:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exodus 23:1 NIV (New International Version)
“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
Exodus 23:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exodus 23:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].
Exodus 23:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
“You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
Exodus 23:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.