Leviticus 19:14

Leviticus 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:14

12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. 13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah. 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:14 word by word

לֹא־תְקַלֵּ֣ל חֵרֵ֔שׁ וְלִפְנֵ֣י עִוֵּ֔ר לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן מִכְשֹׁ֑ל וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• deafחֵרֵשׁchêrêsh · deafH2795
• putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• blindעִוֵּר‛ivvêr · blindH5787
• fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:14

• Deuteronomy 27:18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way! And all the people shall say, Amen.
• Romans 12:14Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
• Romans 14:13Let us no longer therefore judge one another; but judge ye this rather, not to put a stumbling-block or a fall-trap before his brother.
• 1 Corinthians 8:8But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.
• 1 Corinthians 10:32Give no occasion to stumbling, whether to Jews, or Greeks, or the assembly of God.
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, to eat [of] idol sacrifices and commit fornication.
• Leviticus 19:32Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
• Leviticus 25:17And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.
• Genesis 42:18And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.
• Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.
• 1 Peter 1:17And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,
• 1 Peter 2:17Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou shalt not curse the deaf - Or speak evil of him, because he cannot hear, and so cannot vindicate his own character. Nor put a stumbling - block before the blind - He who is capable of doing this, must have a heart cased with cruelty. The spirit and design of these precepts are, that no man shall in any case take advantage of the ignorance, simplicity, or inexperience of his neighbor, but in all things do to his neighbor as he would, on a change of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The meaning appears to be, “Thou shalt not utter curses to the deaf because he cannot hear thee, neither shalt thou put a stumbling-block in the way of the blind because he cannot see thee (compare Deuteronomy 27:18), but thou shalt remember that though the weak and poor cannot resist, nor the deaf hear, nor the blind see, God is strong, and sees and hears all that thou doest.” Compare Job 29:15.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14People who could not hear and people who could not see were vulnerable. Others could easily mistreat them. God told the Israelites not to take advantage of them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1611-16. Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others. In opposition to these bad habits, a spirit of humanity and brotherly kindness is strongly…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:14

• Blind
• Deafness
• Fear of God
• Justice
• Malice
• Stumbling

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Blind
• Corner
• Curse
• Dead
• Deal
• Divers
• Gender
• Husband

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings