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Leviticus 19:14 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 19 · verse 14
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.Leviticus 19:14 · King James Version
Leviticus 19:14 in context
12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- stumblingblockmikshôwla stumbling-block, literally or figuratively , scruple)H4383 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- curseqâlalto be light, literally or figurativelyH7043 →
- blindʻivvêrblindH5787 →
- deafchêrêshdeafH2795 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
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We are taught here, I. To be honest and true in all our dealings, Lev 19:11. God, who has appointed every man's property by his providence, forbids by his law the invading of that appointment, either by downright theft, You shall not steal, or by fraudulent dealing, "You shall not cheat, or deal falsely." Whatever we…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-18