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Strong Concordance De 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest [05186] judgment [04941]; thou shalt not respect [05234] persons [06440], neither take [03947] a gift [07810]: for a gift [07810] doth blind [05786] the eyes [05869] of the wise [02450], and pervert [05557] the words [01697] of the righteous [06662].

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BLIND 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).
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