Blind leading the Blind

[Lennon]

I know the meaning of the saying, but how did this one come about?

[Quizmonster]

"If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." This is from the Bible, Luke Chapter 15, Verse 14.

[paulz]

what about "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King"

[darth vader]

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man doesn't bother to dress much

[Bert]

Further to the first anwer, there is a very similar verse at Matthew 15:14

[Bert]

In fact, the first answer cited the wrong gospel. It is Matthew, not Luke. Strange that it got a three-star rating.

[Lennon]

Thanks for all the replies - Bert, the reason it got a 3 star rating was because it lead me to the answer. I now know the origin is biblical and thats what I was looking for - being as un-biblical as a person can be, I wouldn't have a clue about the chapters and names etc. Although I understand this is still part of the answer, the main thing I wanted was how it came about and Quizmonster's answer was sufficient. :)