Zechariah 5:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then he told me: This scroll puts a curse on everyone in the land who steals or tells lies. The writing on one side tells about the destruction of those who steal, while the writing on the other side tells about the destruction of those who lie.

Cross References

Exodus 20:15

Do not steal.

Proverbs 29:24

If you take part in a crime you are your worst enemy, because even under oath you can't tell the truth.

Proverbs 3:33

He places a curse on the home of everyone who is evil, but he blesses the home of every good person.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much to eat, I might forget about you; if I don't have enough, I might steal and disgrace your name.

Isaiah 24:6

The earth is under a curse; its people are dying out because of their sins.

Isaiah 43:28

That's why I don't allow your priests to serve me; I let Israel be destroyed and your people disgraced.

Isaiah 48:1

People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the LORD God of Israel, but you are lying.

Jeremiah 23:10

Those unfaithful prophets misuse their power all over the country. So God turned the pasture lands into scorching deserts.

Jeremiah 26:6

I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh. Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 5:2

Everyone breaks promises made in my name.”

Jeremiah 7:9

You steal and murder; you lie in court and are unfaithful in marriage. You worship idols and offer incense to Baal, when these gods have never done anything for you.

Ezekiel 2:9

Just then, I saw a hand stretched out towards me. And in it was a scroll.

Daniel 9:11

Everyone in Israel has stubbornly refused to obey your laws, and so those curses written by your servant Moses have fallen upon us.

Hosea 4:2

Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness— these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere.

Leviticus 19:11

Do not steal or tell lies or cheat others.

Leviticus 19:12

Do not misuse my name by making promises you don't intend to keep. I am the LORD your God.

Amos 3:10

The LORD has said that they don't even know how to do right. They have become rich from violence and robbery.

Zechariah 5:4

The LORD All-Powerful has said, “I am sending this scroll into the house of everyone who is a robber or tells lies in my name, and it will remain there until every piece of wood and stone in that house crumbles.”

Zechariah 8:17

Don't ever plan evil things against others or tell lies under oath. I, the LORD, hate such things.

Malachi 3:5

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practise witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or ill-treat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

Malachi 4:6

He will lead children and parents to love each other more, so that when I come, I won't bring doom to the land.

Matthew 25:41

Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Luke 21:35

like a trap. That day will surprise everyone on earth.

Ephesians 4:28

If you are a thief, stop stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.

1 Timothy 1:9

We also understand that it wasn't given to control people who please God, but to control lawbreakers, criminals, godless people, and sinners. It is for wicked and evil people, and for murderers, who would even kill their own parents.

James 5:12

My friends, above all else, don't take an oath. You must not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. “Yes” or “No” is all you need to say. If you say anything more, you will be condemned.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.

Revelation 21:8

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulphur. This is the second death.

Revelation 22:15

But outside the city will be dogs, witches, immoral people, murderers, idol worshippers, and everyone who loves to tell lies and do wrong.