Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say: Amen.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 neighbour 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 judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 1:11If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
Micah 3:10That build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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 →