1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness. 2 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Exodus 23:1–2
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Deuteronomy 5:19–21
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Exodus 23:6–8
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