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Exodus 23:3

WEB

3You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.

KJV

3¶ Neither shalt thou countenance[+] a poor man in his cause.

BSB

3And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

FBV

3Don't show favoritism to poor people in their legal cases either.

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Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Leviticus 19:15

15“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.


James 3:17

17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.


Psalms 82:2-3

2How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah. 3Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.


Deuteronomy 1:17

17You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.”