Exodus 23:1-9

1“You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

3and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4“If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him.

5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.

6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

7Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

9“You must not oppress a foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.