Charles Ellicott Commentary Exodus 23:3

"neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause." — Exodus 23:3 (ASV)

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. —We must not “pervert judgment” either in favour of the rich or of the poor. Justice must hold her scales even, and be proof equally against a paltry fear of the rich and a weak compassion for the indigent. The cause alone is to be considered, not the persons. .