English Language Versions
KJV Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
KJVP Keep thee far H7368 from a false matter H4480 H1697; H8267 and the innocent H5355 and righteous H6662 slay H2026 thou not: H408 for H3588 I will not H3808 justify H6663 the wicked. H7563
YLT from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.
ASV Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
WEB "Keep far from a false charge, and don\'t kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
RV Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
NET Keep your distance from a false charge— do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
ERVEN "Be very careful if you say that someone is guilty of something. Don't make false charges against a person. Never allow innocent people to be killed as punishment for something they did not do. Whoever kills an innocent person is evil, and I will not treat a guilty person as innocent.