Leviticus 19:14
12 You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
15 You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
16 You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
- KJV
- Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
- WEB
- “‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
- ASV
- Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
- BLB
- You shall not curse the deaf, and before the face of the blind you shall not put a stumbling block, and you shall fear your God. I [am] YHWH.
- ÅB
- Du skal ikke banne en døv og ikke legge støt for en blind, men du skal frykte din Gud; jeg er Herren.
- OTB
- Ikke forbann en døv eller legg en snublestein foran en blind, men frykt din Gud. Jeg er Herren.
- B1930
- Du skal ikke banne en døv og ikke legge støt for en blind, men du skal frykte din Gud; jeg er Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 27:18
‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read in contextLeviticus 19:32
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read in context1 Peter 2:17
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Read in contextLeviticus 25:17
Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextRomans 14:13
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
Read in contextNehemiah 5:15
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Read in contextRevelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:8–13
But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
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