Zechariah 8:16
Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:”Zechariah 8:16
What Does Zechariah 8:16 Mean?
Zechariah 8:16 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 8, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zechariah 8:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 7:12“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”Ephesians 4:25“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.”Ephesians 4:15“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”Isaiah 61:8“For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.”Zechariah 7:9“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:”Psalms 15:2“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”Zechariah 8:19“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.”Ezekiel 45:9“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.”Deuteronomy 10:12“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”Ezekiel 18:8“He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,”Luke 3:8“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.”Leviticus 19:11“Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.”Job 29:7“When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!”Proverbs 12:17“He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.”Proverbs 12:19“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but 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 upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”Matthew 5:9“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”Genesis 27:24“And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
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