Zechariah 8:16

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.

Cross References

Psalm 15:2

I have said to the Lord: "You are my God, so you have no need of my goodness."

Psalm 34:15

And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.

Proverbs 12:17

He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness.

Proverbs 12:19

The lips of truth shall be steadfast forever. But a hasty witness readies a lying tongue.

Isaiah 9:7

His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Exercise judgment and justice, and free anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. And do not be willing to sadden the new arrival, or the orphan, or the widow, nor should you burden them unfairly. And you shall not shed innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 18:8

if he has not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase, if he has averted his hand from iniquity, and has executed true judgment between man and man,

Ezekiel 45:9

Thus says the Lord God: Let this be sufficient for you, O princes of Israel! Cease from iniquity and robberies, and execute judgment and justice. Separate your confines from my people, says the Lord God.

Leviticus 19:11

You shall not steal. You shall not lie. Neither shall anyone deceive his neighbor.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and establish judgment at the gate. Perhaps then the Lord God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:24

And judgment will be revealed like water, and justice like a mighty torrent.

Micah 6:12

By this, her wealthy have been filled with iniquity, and her inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 6:8

I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.

Zephaniah 3:13

The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. For they will pasture and will recline, and there will be no one to strike them with terror.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge with true judgment, and act with mercy and compassion, each and every one with his brother.

Zechariah 8:19

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities. So then, love truth and peace.

Zechariah 8:3

Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called: "The City of Truth," and "The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain."

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Ephesians 4:17

And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Ephesians 4:25

Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that no one should overwhelm or circumvent his brother in business. For the Lord is the vindicator of all these things, just as we have preached and testified to you.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all liars, these shall be a part of the pool burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death."