Zechariah 8:17
And let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no FALSE oath. For all these are things that I hate, says LORD.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
18And the word of LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Cross References
Psalms 5:5The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight. Thou hate all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 101:3I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Jeremiah 4:2And thou shall swear, As LORD lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. And the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him they shall glory.
Jeremiah 44:4However I sent all my servants the prophets to you, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:10-18
Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 517.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not… Read the whole commentary →