Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the resident foreigner or the poor. Let none of you devise evil against another in your hearts.

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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

9The Lord of hosts says, execute true judgments. Show kindness and mercy to each other.

11But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears so they wouldn’t hear.

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Cross References

Psalms 21:11When they scheme against you and hatch evil plots – they will fail.

Psalms 72:4The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.

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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