Topic
Blind
20 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Leviticus 19:14Easton · Nave Cruelty to, forbidden
¶ Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 27:18Easton · Nave Cruelty to, forbidden
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Genesis 27:1Easton
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
- 1 Samuel 4:15Easton
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
- 1 Samuel 11:2Easton
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
- 2 Samuel 5:8Nave The taunting Jebusites, hated by David
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
- 1 Kings 14:4Easton
And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
- 2 Kings 25:7Easton
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
- Isaiah 6:10Easton
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
- Isaiah 29:18Easton
¶ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
- Isaiah 42:18Easton
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
- Isaiah 42:19Easton
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’s servant?
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- Jeremiah 39:7 Easton
- Matthew 9:27 Easton
- Matthew 12:22 Easton
- Matthew 15:14 Easton
- Matthew 20:30 Easton
- John 5:3 Easton
- Acts 13:11 Easton
- Ephesians 4:18 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 20 references
Blind beggars are frequently mentioned (Matt. 9:27; 12:22; 20:30; John 5:3). The blind are to be treated with compassion (Lev. 19:14; Deut. 27:18). Blindness was sometimes a punishment for disobedience (1 Sam. 11:2; Jer. 39:7), sometimes the effect of old age (Gen. 27:1; 1 Kings 14:4; 1 Sam. 4:15). Conquerors sometimes blinded their captives (2 Kings 25:7; 1 Sam. 11:2). Blindness denotes ignorance as to spiritual things (Isa. 6:10; 42:18, 19; Matt. 15:14; Eph. 4:18). The opening of the eyes of the blind is peculiar to the Messiah (Isa. 29:18). Elymas was smitten with blindness at Paul’s word (Acts 13:11).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.