Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Majority Standard Bible

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

9“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

Proverbs 3:29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at 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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