What does Exodus 23:2 mean?

Exodus 23:2 highlights themes such as justice, morality, peer-pressure when read in context.

How should I apply Exodus 23:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

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Matthew 7:13-14
Jesus speaks about the narrow path versus the broad way, reflecting the caution against following the crowd.
Proverbs 1:10
This verse warns against being enticed by sinners, similar to the warning in Exodus.
1 Peter 4:4
Peter discusses the reaction of others to Christians not following the crowd, paralleling Exodus.