Verse Comparison: Exodus 23:1
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Amplified® Bible
YOU SHALL not repeat {or} raise a false report; you shall not join with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Contemporary English Version
Don't spread harmful rumors or help a criminal by giving false evidence.
Darby English Version
Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness.
Good News Bible
"Do not spread false rumors, and do not help a guilty person by giving false testimony.
King James Version
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
New International Version
"Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness.
New King James Version
“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to serve as a malicious witness.
Revised Standard Version
"You shall not utter a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man, to be a malicious witness.
Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.