Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
24Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
Micah 3:10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Matthew 26:15and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
Acts 1:18(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
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 →