Zechariah 8:17

Do not plan to do evil within your heart against one another, and do not love false oaths—for these are the things I hate!—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

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In The King James Version

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

In Context

16These are the things that you must do: Speak truth, every person with his neighbor. Judge with truth, justice, and peace in your gates.

18Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying, 1

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5The arrogant will not stand in your presence; 1 you hate all who behave wickedly. 1

Psalms 101:3I will not put wrongdoing before my eyes; 1 I hate worthless evil; 1 it will not cling to me. 1

Proverbs 6:14He plots evil with deceit in his heart; 1 he always stirs up discord. 1

Proverbs 6:18a heart that invents wicked schemes, 1 feet that quickly run to do evil, 1

Jeremiah 4:2You must be truthful, just, and righteous when you swear, 'As Yahweh lives.' 1 Then the nations will bless themselves in him, and in him they will glory.” 1

Jeremiah 44:4So I repeatedly sent all of my servants the prophets to them. I sent them to say, 'Stop doing these abominable things that I hate.'

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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