Deuteronomy 27:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Cursed{H779} be he that wresteth{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} fatherless,{H3490} and widow.{H490} And all the people{H5971} shall say,{H559} Amen.{H543}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be he that perverteth{H5186}{(H8688)} the judgment{H4941} of the stranger{H1616}, fatherless{H3490}, and widow{H490}. And all the people{H5971} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Amen{H543}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Cursed be he that hyndreth the right of the straunger, fatherlesse and wedowe, and all the people shall saye Amen.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Cursed be he, that wresteth ye righte of ye straunger, of the fatherlesse, & wedowe. And all the people shal saye, Amen.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Cursed be he that hindreth the right of the stranger, the fatherles, and the widow: And all the people shal say: So be it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Cursed be he that hindreth the ryght of the straunger, fatherlesse, and widdowe: & all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Cursed be he who wrests the justice [due] to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow. All the people shall say, Amen.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Cursed `is' he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Cursed be he that wresteth the justice `due' to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Cursed 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    'Cursed is he who wrests the justice [due] to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:18 : 18 He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
  • Deut 24:17 : 17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:
  • Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
  • Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
  • Exod 23:2 : 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to pervert justice by following the majority.
  • Mic 3:9 : 9 Hear this, I pray you, you leaders of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
  • Exod 23:8-9 : 8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous. 9 Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
  • Prov 31:5 : 5 Lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
  • Exod 22:21-24 : 21 You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 and my wrath shall grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows and your children fatherless.

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    16 Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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  • Deut 27:20-26
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    20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    21 Cursed be he who lies with any kind of animal. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    22 Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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    17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:

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    1 Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and who write out oppressive laws they have prescribed;

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    75%

    6 You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

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    75%

    18 He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

  • Exod 22:22
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    22 You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

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    29 The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy: yes, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

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    22 For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

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    3 verses
    72%

    19 When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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  • Deut 14:29
    72%

    29 And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

  • Zech 5:3
    72%

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    9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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    27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

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  • Isa 1:17
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    17 Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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    7 You who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

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    33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked: but he blesses the dwelling of the just.

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    23 For the LORD will plead their cause and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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    23 Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!