Exodus 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
Cross-reference
In Exodus 23:6, the same context warns against perverting justice for the poor, reinforcing the call to resist crowd pressure.
In Exodus 23:7, the command to keep far from false matters directly continues the warning against perverting justice with the crowd.
Exodus 32:1-5 describes the people pressuring Aaron to make the golden calf, a clear case of following the crowd to do evil.
Exodus 18:21 instructs selecting honest judges who hate bribes — complementing the command not to pervert justice by following the crowd.
Proverbs 4:14 commands to avoid the path of the wicked—reinforcing the same principle of not joining the multitude in evil.
1 Kings 19:10 depicts Elijah standing alone against the many who worship Baal—an example of resisting the multitude's evil.
In Luke 23:51, Joseph of Arimathea dissents from the council's condemnation, exemplifying refusal to follow a multitude into evil.
In Luke 23:24, Pilate sentences Jesus to satisfy the crowd, a clear violation of not perverting justice by following the multitude.
Job 31:34 describes the fear of the multitude that could lead to silence and injustice—directly relating to the warning here.
In Luke 23:23, the crowd vehemently demands Jesus' death, embodying the 'multitude to do evil' that believers must not follow.
Proverbs 1:10 warns not to consent when sinners entice—a clear parallel to not following a multitude to do evil.
Proverbs 1:11 gives a concrete enticement to join violent sinners—an example of the kind of evil the multitude might lead to.
Proverbs 1:15 urges not to walk with sinners and to hold back from their path—a direct call to resist following the crowd.
In John 7:51, Nicodemus insists on giving Jesus a fair hearing, directly upholding the command not to pervert justice by following the multitude.
In Mark 15:15, Pilate yields to the crowd's demand to crucify Jesus, directly illustrating the warning against following a multitude to do evil.
In Jeremiah 38:9, Ebed-Melech calls out the evil done to Jeremiah, refusing to follow the multitude—a direct narrative application of the command.
Matthew 27:24-26 shows Pilate yielding to the crowd's demand to crucify Jesus—a stark violation of not following a multitude to do evil.
In John 7:50, Nicodemus challenges the Pharisees' rush to condemn Jesus, resisting the pressure to follow the crowd in injustice.
In 1 Samuel 15:9, Saul and the people spare the Amalekite king against God's command—a case of the multitude pressing disobedience.
Joshua 24:15 shows Joshua rejecting the crowd to serve God—a positive model of not following the multitude to do evil.
In Acts 24:27, Felix leaves Paul bound to curry favor with the Jews, demonstrating how political expediency follows the multitude to pervert justice.
In Acts 25:9, Festus proposes sending Paul to Jerusalem to gratify the Jews, another instance of following the multitude to do evil.
Deuteronomy 1:17 commands judging without partiality or fear of man, echoing the principle of not yielding to crowd pressure.
In Galatians 2:11-13, Peter's fear of the circumcision party leads him to hypocritical separation, showing how believers can follow a multitude into evil.
In Numbers 14:1-10, the Israelites follow the majority of spies to rebel against God, a blatant example of a multitude leading to evil.
Leviticus 19:15 expands on impartial judgment, prohibiting partiality to poor or mighty—parallel to not following a multitude to pervert justice.
Genesis 19:7-9 shows the Sodomites pressing against Lot, demonstrating the collective evil the command forbids joining.
Genesis 19:4 illustrates the entire crowd of Sodom united in wickedness, exemplifying the 'many' the command warns against.
3 John 1:11 commands 'follow not that which is evil' — a direct restatement of the core exhortation in Exodus 23:2 not to follow a multitude to do evil.
Acts 23:21 reveals over forty Jews conspiring to kill Paul — a direct example of many joining together to do evil, as warned in Exodus 23:2.
Mark 12:14 acknowledges Jesus shows no partiality — the opposite of perverting justice by favoring the crowd, contrasting the command in Exodus 23:2.
Proverbs 28:21 condemns showing partiality ('respect of persons') — directly parallel to the prohibition in Exodus 23:2 against perverting judgment.
In 1 Kings 21:11, the elders and nobles follow Jezebel's command to falsely accuse Naboth — a clear case of following a multitude to do evil and pervert justice.
1 Samuel 15:24 has Saul admitting he feared the people and disobeyed God — illustrating the danger of following a crowd into sin.
Deuteronomy 27:19 pronounces a curse on those who pervert justice for the vulnerable — strengthening the warning in Exodus.
Deuteronomy 24:17 specifically forbids perverting justice for the vulnerable — echoing Exodus 23:2's concern for fair treatment.
Deuteronomy 16:19 directly forbids perverting justice and taking bribes — a parallel command on the same topic.
Judges 6:31 shows Joash refusing to follow the mob to kill Gideon — a narrative example of not following a crowd to do evil.
Habakkuk 1:4 describes wicked men surrounding the righteous, causing wrong judgment — a situation that exemplifies following a multitude to pervert justice.
Ezekiel 9:9 describes widespread perversion of justice in Israel, illustrating the very evil the command in Exodus warns against.
Deuteronomy 1:16 commands judges to judge righteously — reinforcing the same principle of impartial justice from Exodus.
Genesis 7:1 shows Noah as righteous amidst a corrupt generation, an example of not following the crowd to do evil.
Psalm 72:2 describes the ideal king judging righteously and defending the poor—a positive example of impartial justice.
Job 13:8 rebukes showing partiality ('accept his person') — parallel to the command not to pervert justice by siding with the many.
In Romans 1:32, giving approval to evil doers parallels warning against joining a multitude to do evil—both involve complicity with wrongdoing.