Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18Cursed, be he that causeth the blind to wander in the way. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 22:21And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away,—for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:8And, a bribe, shalt thou not take,—for the bribe, blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,—neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;
Proverbs 17:23A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
Micah 3:9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel,—who abhor justice, and, all right, do pervert:
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 →