Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor,
New American Standard Bible
and
King James Version
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
International Standard Version
You are not to wrong the widow, orphans, the foreigner, or the poor, and you are not to plan evil against each other.
A Conservative Version
And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
American Standard Version
and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
Amplified
and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.’
Bible in Basic English
Do not be hard on the widow, or the child without a father, on the man from a strange country, or on the poor; let there be no evil thought in your heart against your brother.
Darby Translation
and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Julia Smith Translation
And the widow and the orphan, the stranger and the poor, ye shall not oppress; and ye shall not purpose evil in your heart a man to his brother.
King James 2000
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'
Modern King James verseion
And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man against his brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Do the widow, the fatherless, the stranger, and poor no wrong: and let no man imagine evil against his brother in his heart."
NET Bible
You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'
New Heart English Bible
Do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.'
The Emphasized Bible
And, the widow and the fatherless, the sojourner and the humbled, do not ye oppress, - and, wickedness between one man and another, do not ye devise in your hearts.
Webster
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
World English Bible
Don't oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.'
Youngs Literal Translation
And widow, and fatherless, Sojourner, and poor, ye do not oppress, And the calamity of one another ye do not devise in your heart.
Themes
Heart » Not imagining evil in your heart
Oppression » Not oppressing others
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 7:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Disobedience And Fasting
9
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 21:11
and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.
Psalm 72:4
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.
Isaiah 1:23
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Exodus 22:21-24
“You must not exploit a foreign resident
Exodus 23:9
You must not oppress a foreign resident;
Deuteronomy 24:14-18
“Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the foreigners residing within a town
Deuteronomy 27:19
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Psalm 36:4
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
Psalm 140:2
They stir up wars all day long.
Proverbs 3:29
for he trusts you and lives near you.
Proverbs 6:18
feet eager to run to evil,
Proverbs 22:22-23
and don’t crush the oppressed
Proverbs 23:10-11
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Isaiah 1:16-17
Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.
Jeremiah 11:19-20
I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me:
“Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit;
let’s cut him off from the land of the living
so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
Jeremiah 18:18
Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah,
Jeremiah 22:15-17
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother are treated with contempt,
Ezekiel 22:12
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery.
Amos 4:1
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Amos 5:11-12
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
Micah 2:1-3
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 3:1-4
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
Zephaniah 3:1-3
the oppressive city!
Zechariah 8:17
Do not plot evil
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
Matthew 23:13
Mark 7:21-23
1 Corinthians 6:10
no thieves,
James 1:14-15
But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.
James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers
1 John 3:15
Everyone who hates his brother