Zechariah 8:17

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.

18And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

Psalms 101:3I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

Proverbs 6:14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

Proverbs 6:18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,

Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgement, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.

Jeremiah 44:4And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and saying: Do not commit this abominable thing, which 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 →

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