Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you should do: Speak the truth to each other. Render peaceful decisions in your gates.

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In The King James Version

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

In Context

15so again have I planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

17Let none of you devise evil in your heart against one another. Do not love perjury. All these are things I hate, says the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 15:2The person whose walk is blameless, whose conduct is right, whose words are true and sincere;

Hosea 4:1Hear the Lord’s message, Israelites, for the Lord has brought charges against the inhabitants of the land, for there is no fidelity, nor true love, nor knowledge of God in the land,

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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