here are 30 Bible verses about being blind to the truth:
- 2 Corinthians 4:4:
“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
- John 9:39:
“Jesus said, ‘For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.’”
- Matthew 13:13-15:
“This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: ‘You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’”
- Isaiah 6:10:
“Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Matthew 15:14:
“Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- John 12:40:
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- 2 Peter 1:9:
“For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.”
- Romans 11:8-10:
“As it is written, ‘God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.’ And David says, ‘Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.’”
- Isaiah 42:19:
“Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one, or blind as the servant of the Lord?”
- Jeremiah 5:21:
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.”
- Ephesians 4:18:
“They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.”
- Matthew 23:26:
“You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.”
- Romans 1:21:
“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
- Isaiah 44:18:
“They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.”
- Matthew 6:23:
“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”
- Romans 2:19:
“…and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness…”
- Isaiah 59:10:
“We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among those in full vigor we are like dead men.”
- Luke 6:39:
“He also told them a parable: ‘Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?’”
- Romans 2:21:
“You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?”
- John 12:35:
“So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.’”
- Revelation 3:17:
“For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.”
- Proverbs 4:19:
“The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.”
- Matthew 15:14:
“Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- Isaiah 59:10:
“We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among those in full vigor we are like dead men.”
- 1 John 2:11:
“But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
- Isaiah 42:20:
“You see many things, but you do not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.”
- Ephesians 5:8:
“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”
- John 1:5:
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
- John 12:40:
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- 2 Peter 2:17:
“These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.”
These verses caution against spiritual blindness and encourage seeking the truth with open hearts and minds.