Deuteronomy 27:18

18 'Cursed is the one who leads a blind person astray on the road.'^[a] And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Deuteronomy 27:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:18

Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the
way
By directing him wrong knowingly, or laying a stumbling block in his way, ( Leviticus 19:14 ) . The Targum of Jonathan is,

``that maketh a traveller wander out of the way, who like a blind man;''

who knows his way no more than a blind man does. Jarchi interprets it,

``that blinds in anything, and gives evil counsel;''

which leads men to take wrong steps, whether in things civil, or moral, or religious; all which are usually done privately: and all the people shall say Amen; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15); (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16).

Deuteronomy 27:18 In-Context

16 'Cursed is the one who dishonors his father or mother.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

17 'Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor's boundary marker.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

18 'Cursed is the one who leads a blind person astray on the road.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

19 'Cursed is the one who denies justice to a foreign resident, a fatherless child, or a widow.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

20 'Cursed is the one who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has violated his father's marriage bed.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Footnotes

• [a]. Lv 19:14