Zechariah 7:9
Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8And the word of LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the sojourner in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 16:18Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to LORD than sacrifice.
Jeremiah 7:5For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor,
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 →