Deuteronomy 27:19

Accursed he who perverteth the judgment of the stranger, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

In Context

18Accursed he who maketh the blind wander in the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

20Accursed he who lieth with his father’s wife: he uncovereth the skirt of his father. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21Afflict not the widow or the orphan:

Exodus 23:8And thou art not to receive a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the just.

Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger or the orphan, nor take the garment of the widow for a pledge;

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 →

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