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Negative commandment 299 of 365

Not to give occasion to the simple-minded to stumble on the road

Maimonides

Not to give occasion to the simple-minded to stumble on the road, as it is said, “Nor put a stumbling block before the blind” (Lev. 19:14)**In Maimonides’ Sefer-Ha-Mitzvoth, this prohibits misleading anyone..

Leviticus 19:14

KJV
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD .
ASV
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
WEB
“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
JPS
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.