Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
18‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Cross References
Exodus 22:21“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:8“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;
Proverbs 17:23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Micah 3:9Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity,
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 →