Exodus 23:6

“Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.] As the poor man was not to be favoured when his cause was bad through an affected pity for him as a poor man, so his judgment was not to be wrested or perverted, when his cause was good, because of his poverty; which is too often the case, through the power of rich men, and the prevalence of their gifts and bribes, and to curry favour with them: the phrase, “thy poor”, is very emphatic, and intended to engage judges to regard them, as being of the same flesh and blood with them, of the same nation and religion; and who were particularly committed to their care and protection under God, who is the Judge and protector of the poor, of…”

“Four precepts evidently addressed to those in authority as judges: (a) To do justice to the poor. ComparingExodus 23:6; Exodus 23:6 with Exodus 23:3, it was the part of the judge to defend the poor against the oppression of the rich, and the part of the witness to take care lest his feelings of natural pity should tempt him to falsify evidence. (b) To be cautious of inflicting capital punishment on one whose guilt was not clearly proved. A doubtful case was rather to be left to God Himself, who would “not justify the wicked,” nor suffer him to go unpunished though he might be acquitted by an earthly tribunal. Exodus 23:7. (c) To take no bribe or present which might in any way pervert…”

“Exo 23:2, Exo 23:3; Deu 16:19, Deu 27:19; Ch2 19:7; Job 31:13, Job 31:21, Job 31:22; Psa 82:3, Psa 82:4; Ecc 5:8; Isa 10:1, Isa 10:2; Jer 5:28, Jer 6:28, Jer 7:6; Amo 5:11, Amo 5:12; Mic 3:1-4; Zep 3:1-4; Mal 3:5; Jam 2:5, Jam 2:6 Exodus 23:7”