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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.(A)
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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)
Ephesians 4:25
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Ephesians 4:25
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Rules for the New Life
25 So then, putting away falsehood, let each of you speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one another.(A)
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Ephesians 4:25
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Ephesians 4:25
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25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(A) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(B)
Deuteronomy 27:25
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Deuteronomy 27:25
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25 “ ‘Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’(A)
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Deuteronomy 27:25
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25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”(A)
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Exodus 34:7
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Exodus 34:7
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7 keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation,[a]
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
yet by no means clearing the guilty,
but visiting the iniquity of the parents
upon the children
and the children’s children
to the third and the fourth generation.”(A)
Footnotes
- 34.7 Or for thousands
Exodus 34:7
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Exodus 34:7
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7 maintaining love to thousands,(A) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(B) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(C) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(D)
Exodus 23:1
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Exodus 23:1
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Justice for All
23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.(A)
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Exodus 23:1
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Laws of Justice and Mercy
23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)
Leviticus 19:11
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Leviticus 19:11
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11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another.(A)
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Leviticus 19:11
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1 Thessalonians 5:22
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1 Thessalonians 5:22
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22 abstain from every form of evil.
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Romans 1:18
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Romans 1:18
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The Guilt of Humankind
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those who by their injustice suppress the truth.(A)
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Romans 1:18
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God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
18 The wrath of God(A) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,(A) 17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days,(B) 18 and the judges shall make a thorough inquiry. If the witness is a false witness, having testified falsely against another, 19 then you shall do to the false witness just as the false witness had meant to do to the other. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.(C) 20 The rest shall hear and be afraid, and a crime such as this shall never again be committed among you. 21 Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(D)
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
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16 If a malicious witness(A) takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, 17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(B) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(C) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, 19 then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.(D) You must purge the evil from among you. 20 The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,(E) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. 21 Show no pity:(F) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(G)
Romans 2:5-6
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Romans 2:5-6
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5 But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.(A) 6 He will repay according to each one’s deeds:(B)
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Romans 2:5-6
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Romans 2:5-6
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5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(A), when his righteous judgment(B) will be revealed. 6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](C)
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- Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12
Luke 3:14
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Luke 3:14
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14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”(A)
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Luke 3:14
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Luke 3:14
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14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(A)—be content with your pay.”
Nahum 1:3
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Nahum 1:3
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3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power,
and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.(A)
Isaiah 33:15
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Isaiah 33:15
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15 Those who walk righteously and speak uprightly,
who despise the gain of oppression,
who wave away a bribe instead of accepting it,
who stop their ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shut their eyes from looking on evil,
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