Exodus 23:2

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

King James Version
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Other Translations for Exodus 23:2

BSB
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
AKJV
You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
CPDV
You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil. Neither shall you go astray in judgment, by agreeing with the majority opinion, apart from the truth.
ERV
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest judgment:
NHEB
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
SMT
Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.

Commentary for Exodus 23:2

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Overview of Exodus 23:2
Summary
Resist peer pressure to do wrong
Event
Against following evil multitude
Estimated Time Period
c. 1300 BC
Category
Law