Exodus 23:7

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⁷Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.^(A)

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Proverbs 17:26

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²⁶It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.^[a]^(A)

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Footnotes

17:26 Or noble unfairly

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Proverbs 18:5

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⁵It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,^(A)
denying an innocent person justice.^(B)

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Proverbs 24:23-24

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²³These sayings also belong to the wise:^(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.^(B)
²⁴Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”^(C)—
peoples will curse him,^(D) and nations will denounce him;

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Isaiah 5:23

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²³who acquit the guilty for a bribe^(A)
and deprive the innocent of justice.

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