“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.”
Exodus 23:7 (WEB)
Context Reading
5If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it. 6“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked. 8“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous. 9“You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.