Exodus 23:7
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”Exodus 23:7
What Does Exodus 23:7 Mean?
Exodus 23:7 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 23, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Justice.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 23:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:15“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”Ephesians 4:25“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.”Leviticus 19:16“Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.”1 Thessalonians 5:22“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”Exodus 23:1“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”Deuteronomy 27:25“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Psalms 15:5“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”Proverbs 4:15“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.”1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”Exodus 34:7“Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”Psalms 94:21“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”Romans 1:18“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”Leviticus 19:11“Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.”Deuteronomy 1:16“And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.”Deuteronomy 19:16“If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;”Exodus 18:16“When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”Exodus 20:13“Thou shalt not kill.”1 Kings 8:32“Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.”Job 22:23“If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.”Proverbs 4:14“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.”
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