14 " 'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
14 "Don't curse the deaf; don't put a stumbling block in front of the blind; fear your God. I am God.
14 You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
14 "Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:14
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laws.
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.