KJV King James Version
Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Deuteronomy 27:18
Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
WEB World English Bible
‘Cursed is he who makes the blind to wander out of the way.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
ASV American Standard Version
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Cursed is he who is causing the blind to err in the way,—and all the people have said, Amen.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 27
15 Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
16 Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
18 Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
19 Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
20 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
21 Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Leviticus 19:14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.Proverbs 28:10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.Job 29:15I was eyes to the blind, and feet [was] I to the lame.Isaiah 56:10His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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