Zechariah 8:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 8:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 8:17 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 8:17 — KJV
“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.”
— Zechariah 8:17 (KJV)
Zechariah 8:17 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 8:17
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:17: evil, against, neighbour
“But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:17: let, these, things
“Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:17: evil, against, neighbour
“Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; out...: Heb. out of the midst of Judah”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:17: none, evil, against
“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.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:17: let, none, imagine
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