Zechariah 8:17

Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

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In The King James Version

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

In Context

16These are the things which you are to do: Let every man say what is true to his neighbour; and let your judging give peace in your towns.

18And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5\5:4\For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.

Psalms 101:3I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

Proverbs 6:14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

Proverbs 6:18A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

Jeremiah 4:2And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.

Jeremiah 44:4And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

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 →

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