Zechariah 7:10

And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

In Context

9Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brothers, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates.

Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

Proverbs 3:29Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.

Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:9-14

Wilful Disobedience of Israel; Consequences of Disobedience. ( b. c. 520.) 8 And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12… Read the whole commentary →

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