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Version</a></span><br />and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />nor shall you show favor to a poor person in his dispute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his case.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />nor shall you favor <i>or</i> be partial to a poor man in his dispute [simply because he is poor].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And don't favor the poor, simply because they are poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never give special favors to poor people in court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not show partiality to a poor person at his trial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not favor a poor man in his cause. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you do not honor a poor man in his strife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the poor one thou shalt not make proud in his cause.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, you shall not show pity in judgment of the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not favor the poor in a lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />nor shall you be partial to the poor in a lawsuit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not favor the poor in his judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not spare a poor man in judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/23-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5749" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">Justice and Mercy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">And do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1921.htm" title="1921: ṯeh·dar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To honor, adorn, perhaps to swell. A primitive root; to swell up; by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud.">show favoritism</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: wə·ḏāl (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">to a poor man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7379.htm" title="7379: bə·rî·ḇōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Strife, dispute. Or rib; from riyb; a contest.">in his lawsuit.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Leviticus 19:15</a></span><br />You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm">Deuteronomy 1:17</a></span><br />Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a></span><br />Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm">Proverbs 24:23</a></span><br />These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm">Proverbs 18:5</a></span><br />Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-1.htm">James 2:1-4</a></span><br />My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. / Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. / If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-9.htm">James 2:9</a></span><br />But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Matthew 22:16</a></span><br />They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-21.htm">Luke 20:21</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a></span><br />For God does not show favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a></span><br />Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-21.htm">1 Timothy 5:21</a></span><br />I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">1 Peter 1:17</a></span><br />Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-10.htm">Job 13:10</a></span><br />Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither shall you countenance a poor man in his cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2,3</a></b></br> How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17</a></b></br> But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, <i>and</i> easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/james/2-9.htm">Favoritism</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-36.htm">Lawsuit</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/james/2-4.htm">Partial</a> <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/exodus/18-20.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Strife</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Support</a> <a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/numbers/6-26.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Favoritism</a> <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-36.htm">Lawsuit</a> <a href="/exodus/26-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Partial</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Strife</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Suit</a> <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Support</a> <a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Of slander, false witness, and partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Of charitableness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Of justice in judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Of taking bribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Of oppressing a stranger</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Of the year of rest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Of the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Of the three feasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/exodus/23.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And do not show favoritism</b><br />The Hebrew root for "favoritism" is "nasa," which means to lift up or to carry. In the context of justice, it implies an unfair lifting up or partiality. The Bible consistently emphasizes God's impartiality, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Deuteronomy 10:17</a>, where God is described as one who "shows no partiality." This commandment is a call to reflect God's character in human justice systems. It serves as a reminder that justice should be blind to social status, wealth, or influence, ensuring that truth and righteousness prevail.<p><b>to a poor man</b><br />The Hebrew word for "poor" is "dal," which refers to someone who is weak or lowly. In ancient Israel, the poor were often marginalized and vulnerable to exploitation. The Bible frequently calls for the protection and fair treatment of the poor, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/31-9.htm">Proverbs 31:9</a>, which urges speaking up for the rights of the destitute. However, this verse in Exodus cautions against the opposite extreme—showing undue favoritism to the poor simply because of their status. It underscores the principle that justice should be based on truth and fairness, not on social or economic considerations.<p><b>in his lawsuit</b><br />The term "lawsuit" in Hebrew is "riyb," which can mean a legal dispute or contention. In the ancient Near Eastern context, legal proceedings were often held at the city gate, where elders and judges would hear cases. This setting underscores the public and communal nature of justice. The verse highlights the importance of maintaining integrity in legal matters, ensuring that each case is judged on its merits rather than external factors. It reflects the broader biblical theme of justice as a divine mandate, as seen in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, which calls for acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.</span>--We must not "pervert judgment" either in favour of the rich or of the poor. Justice must hold her scales even, and be proof equally against a paltry fear of the rich and a weak compassion for the indigent. The cause alone is to be considered, not the persons. (Comp. <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm" title="You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.">Leviticus 19:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause</span>. After the many precepts in favour of the poor, this injunction produces a sort of shock. But it is to be understood as simply forbidding any undue favouring of the poor because they are poor, and so as equivalent to the precept in <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Leviticus 19:15</a>, "Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor." In courts of justice, strict justice is to be rendered, without any leaning either towards the rich, or towards the poor. To lean either way is to pervert judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/23-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">show favoritism</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶהְדַּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯeh·dar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1921.htm">Strong's 1921: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, to favor, honour, be high, proud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a poor man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָ֕ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dangling, weak, thin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his lawsuit.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7379.htm">Strong's 7379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strife, dispute</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/23-3.htm">Exodus 23:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/23-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 23:3 Neither shall you favor a poor man (Exo. 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