Zechariah 8:17

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Zechariah 8:17

And let none of you imagine euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

'Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.
- Basic English Bible

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 Jehovah.
- Darby Bible

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

and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate," says Yahweh.
- World English Bible

And each the evil of his neighbour ye do not devise in your heart, And a false oath ye do not love, For all these [are] things that I have hated, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
- Youngs Literal Bible

and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Zechariah 8:17

Wesley's Notes for Zechariah 8:17


8:15 So - So with like steadiness of mind I have purposed to do well to you.

8:16 Judgment of truth - True judgment. Peace - That may restore, and settle peace among you. Gates - The places of judicature, where the judges sat.

8:19 Thus saith the Lord - This verse is a final decision of the case: provided they do these things required, ver.#16|, 17, then shall the fasting cease, and turn into joyful feasts. The fourth month - Wherein the city was taken by the Babylonians. The fifth - In which the temple was burnt. The seventh - Wherein Gedaliah was killed. The tenth - On the tenth day whereof the king of Babylon's army sat down before the city.


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