Zechariah 7:10

And defraud not the widow, or the fatherless, the stranger, or the poor; and imagine not evil in your heart one against the other.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true justice, and show kindness and mercy every man to his brother;

11But they refused to listen, and turned away rebelliously the shoulder, and stopped their ears, so as not to hear;

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21(22:20) And a stranger thou shalt not vex, and shalt not oppress him; for strangers ye were in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not withhold the wages of a hired man, of the poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of the strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.

Psalms 21:11(21:12) For they directed against thee evil: they devised a mischievous purpose, which they were not able to perform.

Psalms 72:4He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush the oppressor.

Proverbs 3:29Contrive not against thy neighbor any evil, when he dwelleth in safety with thee.

Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;

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 →

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