Zechariah 8:16-17

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

16 These are the things that you shall do: q Speak the truth to one another; r render in your gates judgments s that are true and make for peace; 17 t do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and u love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:25
    Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
    Psalms 15:2
    He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
  2. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:9
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another.
  3. Cross References
    Zechariah 8:19
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.
  4. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:10
    Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.
  5. Cross References
    Zechariah 5:4
    I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones.
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