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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
מדבר שקר תרחק ונקי וצדיק אל תהרג כי לא אצדיק רשע
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
mdbr SHqr trKHq vnqy vTSdyq Al thrg ky lA ATSdyq rSH`

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
mendacium fugies insontem et iustum non occides quia aversor impium

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Keep you far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay you not: for I will not justify the wicked.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Keep far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay you not: for I will not justify the wicked.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
New King James Version   
Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
21st Century King James Version   
Keep thee far from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Darby Bible Translation   
Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
God's Word   
Avoid telling lies. Don't kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
International Standard Version   
Stay far away from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent or the righteous, because I won't acquit the guilty.
NET Bible   
Keep your distance from a false charge--do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
New American Standard Bible   
"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
New International Version   
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
New Living Translation   
"Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
The World English Bible   
"Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Do not help anyone to use lies to accuse another person. Never punish anyone with death if they are not guilty. I will never say that a wicked person is not guilty.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
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.
New Life Version   
Do not lie against someone. And do not kill those who are right and good or those who are not guilty. For I will not free the guilty.
The Voice Bible   
Stay far away from false accusations, and do not condemn the innocent or righteous to death. Understand this: I will not acquit those who commit such miscarriages of justice.
Living Bible   
“Keep far away from falsely charging anyone with evil; never let an innocent person be put to death. I will not stand for this.
New Catholic Bible   
“Keep far away from falsehoods. Do not slay the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the wicked.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and slay thou not the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
Christian Standard Bible   
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Keep far from a false matter and [be very careful] not to condemn to death the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the wicked.
New Century Version   
You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment, because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.
The Message   
“Stay clear of false accusations. Don’t contribute to the death of innocent and good people. I don’t let the wicked off the hook.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Keep your distance from a false charge. Do not put those who are innocent and those who are righteous to death, for I will not acquit the wicked.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Good News Translation®   
Do not make false accusations, and do not put an innocent person to death, for I will condemn anyone who does such an evil thing.
Wycliffe Bible   
Thou shalt flee leasing. Thou shalt not slay an innocent man, and just; for I am adversary to a wicked man. (Thou shalt flee from lies. Thou shalt not kill the innocent, or the just; for I am the adversary to the wicked.)
Contemporary English Version   
Don't bring false charges against anyone or sentence an innocent person to death. I won't forgive you if you do.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not slay the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Stay away from making a false charge. Don’t put an innocent person who is in the right to death, because I will not consider innocent those who do such evil.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Keep far away from a false charge or action, and do not condemn to death the innocent or the righteous, for I will not justify and acquit the guilty.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
You shall keep away from anything dishonest. The innocent and the just you shall not put to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
New American Standard Bible   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty.
The Expanded Bible   
·You must not lie when you accuse someone in court [L Keep yourself far from a false charge/report]. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment, because I will not ·treat guilty people as if they were innocent [acquit the guilty].
Tree of Life Version   
Stay far away from a false charge. Do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
Revised Standard Version   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not slay the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
New International Reader's Version   
Do not have anything to do with a false charge. Do not put to death people not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let guilty people go free.
BRG Bible   
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Keep away from fraud, and do not cause the death of the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Keep thee far from a devar sheker (false matter); and the naki (innocent) and tzaddik slay thou not; for I will not acquit the rashah.
Names of God Bible   
Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.
Modern English Version   
Keep far away from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.
Easy-to-Read Version   
“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.
International Children’s Bible   
You must not lie when you accuse someone in court. Never allow an innocent or honest person to be put to death as punishment. This is because I will not treat guilty people as if they were innocent.
Lexham English Bible   
You will stay far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.
New International Version - UK   
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.