Zechariah 8:16

Modern English Version

These are the things you will do: Speak truth each to his neighbor, and make judgments in your gates that are for truth, and justice, and peace.

Cross References

Psalm 15:2

He who walks uprightly, and does righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart;

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

Proverbs 12:17

A truthful witness tells what is right, but a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips will endure forever, but a lying tongue will endure for a moment.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with justice and with righteousness, from now until forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver the robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong or violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 18:8

if he has not lent at interest, nor has taken any increase, but has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man;

Ezekiel 45:9

Thus says the Lord God: Let it suffice you officials of Israel. Remove violence and destruction, and execute justice and righteousness. Take away your exactions from My people, says the Lord God.

Leviticus 19:11

You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and establish justice at the gate. It may then be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:24

But let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Micah 6:12

Her wealthy men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak deception, and their tongue in their mouth is treachery.

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good— and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Zephaniah 3:13

The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness, nor speak lies; nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Execute true justice, show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother.

Zechariah 8:19

Thus says the Lord of Hosts: The fast during the fourth and fifth months, and the fasts during the seventh and tenth months, will become rejoicing and joy and pleasant feasts for the house of Judah. So love what brings truth and peace.

Zechariah 8:3

Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem will be called a city of faithfulness and the mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the holy mountain.

Matthew 5:9

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

Ephesians 4:17

Therefore this I say and testify in the Lord, that from now on you walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds,

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, putting away lying, let every man speak truthfully with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that no man take advantage of and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the abominable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars shall have their portion in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.”