Zechariah 8:17

Don't think up evil schemes against one another. Stop your love of lies. I hate all this, declares 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

16This what you have to do: Tell each other the truth. In your courts judge honestly and truthfully, which makes for peace.

18The Lord Almighty gave me another message.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5The proud cannot come into your presence; you hate everyone who does evil.

Psalms 101:3I will not look at anything evil. I hate doing wrong—I won't have anything to do with it.

Proverbs 6:14Their warped minds plot evil schemes; they're always causing trouble.

Proverbs 6:18a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong,

Jeremiah 4:2and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the nations will be blessed by me, and they will praise me.

Jeremiah 44:4I sent you all my servants the prophets time and again to warn you: “Don't do these offensive things 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 →

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