Deuteronomy 27:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's landmark from its place. And let all the people say, So be it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:14 : 14 Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Prov 22:28 : 28 Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father; 11 For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

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    88%

    18Cursed is he by whom the blind are turned out of the way. And let all the people say, So be it.

    19Cursed is he who gives a wrong decision in the cause of a man from a strange land, or of one without a father, or of a widow. And let all the people say, So be it.

    20Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

    21Cursed is he who has sex relations with any sort of beast. And let all the people say, So be it.

    22Cursed is he who has sex relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

    23Cursed is he who has sex relations with his mother-in-law. And let all the people say, So be it.

    24Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

    25Cursed is he who for a reward puts to death one who has done no wrong. And let all the people say, So be it.

    26Cursed is he who does not take this law to heart to do it. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Deut 27:14-16
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    85%

    14Then the Levites are to say in a loud voice to all the men of Israel,

    15Cursed is the man who makes any image of wood or stone or metal, disgusting to the Lord, the work of man's hands, and puts it up in secret. And let all the people say, So be it.

    16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Deut 19:14
    82%

    14Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Prov 22:28
    78%

    28Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.

  • Prov 23:10
    75%

    10Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

  • Deut 28:16-20
    5 verses
    72%

    16You will be cursed in the town and cursed in the field.

    17A curse will be on your basket and on your bread-basin.

    18A curse will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.

    19You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.

    20The Lord will send on you cursing and trouble and punishment in everything to which you put your hand, till sudden destruction overtakes you; because of your evil ways in which you have been false to me.

  • Ps 37:22
    72%

    22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Zech 5:3
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    3Then he said to me, This is the curse which goes out over the face of all the land: for long enough has every thief gone without punishment, and long enough has every taker of false oaths gone without punishment.

  • Jer 48:10
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    10Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.

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    3The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,

  • Deut 13:11
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    11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

  • Job 24:2
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    2The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.

  • Lev 24:14-15
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    14Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.

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    17Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.

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    6For he will be like the brushwood in the upland, and will not see when good comes; but his living-place will be in the dry places in the waste land, in a salt and unpeopled land.

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    14Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

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    41All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.

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    13A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;

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    29And when the Lord your God has taken you into the land of your heritage, you are to put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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  • Lev 20:9
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    11If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    68%

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  • Deut 21:21
    68%

    21Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

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