English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 27:18
18"'Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Deuteronomy 27:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- New International Version (NIV)“Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
- New Living Translation (NLT)‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
Context of Deuteronomy 27:18
16"'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 17"'Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' "'Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 19"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' 20"'Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's nakedness.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Read all of Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 27:18 word by word
אָר֕וּר מַשְׁגֶּ֥ה עִוֵּ֖ר בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:18
- Leviticus 19:14You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
- Job 29:15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
- Proverbs 28:10Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
- Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
- Matthew 15:14Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
- Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The blind to wander out of the way - A sin against the sixth commandment. See on Exodus 20:13; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The six tribes appointed for blessing, were all children of the free women, for to such the promise belongs, Ga 4:31. Levi is here among the rest. Ministers should apply to themselves the blessing and curse they preach to others, and by faith set their own Amen to it. And they must not only allure people to their duty with the promises of a blessing, but awe them with the threatenings of a curse, by declaring that a curse would be upon those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18blind man: This curse applied not only to a blind person, but to the mistreatment of people with physical disabilities or other disadvantages. Such cruel behavior was not acceptable for a member of the covenant community (God’s people bound by his promises and commands). Within this community, people were to treat one another fairly and with care.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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