Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.
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In Context
18Cursed be he who causes the blind to go astray on a journey. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 22:21You shall not harass the newcomer, nor shall you afflict him. For you yourselves were once newcomers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:8Neither shall you accept bribes, which blind even the prudent and subvert the words of the just.
Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not pervert the judgment of the new arrival or the orphan, nor shall you take away the widow’s garment as collateral.
Proverbs 17:23The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
Micah 3:9Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob and judges of the house of Israel, you who abominate judgment and who pervert all that is right.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →