Exodus 23:1

“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”

"Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness." - Exodus 23:1
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What does Exodus 23:1 mean?

Exodus 23:1 (KJV) states, “Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.” This verse is part of the laws and ordinances given to the Israelites by God through Moses, as they journeyed through the wilderness towards the…

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The Weight of Words: Upholding Truth in a Twisted World

In a world inundated with misinformation, betrayal, and the allure of sensationalism, the words of Exodus 23:1 resonate with remarkable urgency: "Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness." This verse is more than a mere…

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A Prayer for Truthfulness and Integrity

O Heavenly Father, As I bow my head in reverence before You, I am reminded of the depths of Your wisdom and the call You have placed on our lives. Your Word, as found in Exodus 23:1, resonates with such clarity: "Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the…

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Exodus 23:1 - "Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness."
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Exodus 23:32 - "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods."
Exodus 23:6 - "Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause."
Exodus 23:23 - "For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off."
Exodus 21:23 - "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,"
Exodus 23:3 - "¶ Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause."
Exodus 26:23 - "And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides."
Exodus 36:23 - "And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:"
Exodus 23:7 (FBV) Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
Exodus 23:7 (FBV) Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
Exodus 23:14 - "¶ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year."
Exodus 23:7 (FBV) Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
Exodus 23:8 - "¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous."
Exodus 8:23 - "And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be."
Exodus 39:23 - "And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend."
Exodus 23:10 - "And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:"
Exodus 40:23 - "And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses."
Exodus 23:17 - "Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD."
Exodus 37:23 - "And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold."
Exodus 7:23 - "And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also."