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Deuteronomy 27:25 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 27 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person . And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person—the Hebrew shochad (שֹׁחַד, bribe/reward) identifies corrupt judges, assassins-for-hire, or false witnesses paid to secure wrongful execution. The victim is naki (נָקִי, innocent/clean), legally blameless of capital crimes. This curse targets the corruption of justice for financial gain, echoing Exodus 23:7-8 and Deuteronomy 16:19.The specificity—not just taking bribes generally, but specifically to kill the innocent—highlights bloodguilt as particularly abominable. Those who pervert justice to kill share guilt with the actual executio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 27:25
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“nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.”
“he is God of gods”
“and pervert the words of the righteous.”
“Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;,If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:, אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם׃ ,If they say: Come with us”
“and Jerusalem with iniquity.”
“What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you? They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.”
“who betrayed him”
“and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression”
“and falling headlong”