Zechariah 5:3

Good News Translation

Then he said to me, “On it is written the curse that is to go out over the whole land. On one side of the scroll it says that every thief will be removed from the land; and on the other side it says that everyone who tells lies under oath will also be taken away.

Cross References

Exodus 20:15

“Do not steal.

Proverbs 29:24

A thief's partner is his own worst enemy. He will be punished if he tells the truth in court, and God will curse him if he doesn't.

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord puts a curse on the homes of the wicked, but blesses the homes of the righteous.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.

Isaiah 24:6

So God has pronounced a curse on the earth. Its people are paying for what they have done. Fewer and fewer remain alive.

Isaiah 43:28

and your rulers profaned my sanctuary. So I brought destruction on Israel; I let my own people be insulted.”

Isaiah 48:1

Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah: You swear by the name of the Lord and claim to worship the God of Israel— but you don't mean a word you say.

Jeremiah 23:10

The land is full of people unfaithful to the Lord; they live wicked lives and misuse their power. Because of the Lord's curse the land mourns and the pastures are dry.

Jeremiah 26:6

If you continue to disobey, then I will do to this Temple what I did to Shiloh, and all the nations of the world will use the name of this city as a curse.”

Jeremiah 5:2

Even though you claim to worship the Lord, you do not mean what you say.

Jeremiah 7:9

You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.

Ezekiel 2:9

I saw a hand reaching out toward me, and it was holding a scroll.

Daniel 9:11

All Israel broke your laws and refused to listen to what you said. We sinned against you, and so you brought on us the curses that are written in the Law of Moses, your servant.

Hosea 4:2

They make promises and break them; they lie, murder, steal, and commit adultery. Crimes increase, and there is one murder after another.

Leviticus 19:11

“Do not steal or cheat or lie.

Leviticus 19:12

Do not make a promise in my name if you do not intend to keep it; that brings disgrace on my name. I am the Lord your God.

Amos 3:10

The Lord says, “These people fill their mansions with things taken by crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest.

Zechariah 5:4

The Lord Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins.”

Zechariah 8:17

Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. I hate lying, injustice, and violence.”

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Malachi 4:6

He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country.”

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

Luke 21:35

like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth.

Ephesians 4:28

If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.

1 Timothy 1:9

It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

James 5:12

Above all, my friends, do not use an oath when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Say only “Yes” when you mean yes, and “No” when you mean no, and then you will not come under God's judgment.

James 5:4

You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.

Joshua 9:20

We must let them live because of our promise; if we don't, God will punish us.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars—the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

But outside the city are the perverts and those who practice magic, the immoral and the murderers, those who worship idols and those who are liars both in words and deeds.