Zechariah 7:9
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Jeremiah 7:5For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,
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 →