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Zechariah 8:16-17
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16 These then are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another;(A) judge with honesty and complete justice in your gates.[a](B) 17 Let none of you plot evil against another in your heart, nor love a false oath. For all these things I hate—oracle of the Lord.

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  1. 8:16 Gates: important gathering places in ancient Near Eastern cities, where legal proceedings were often carried out.
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Zechariah 8:16-17
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16 These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace, 17 do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.

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Zechariah 8:16-17
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16 These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to each other; make truthful, just, and peaceable decisions within your gates. 17 Don’t plan evil for each other. Don’t adore swearing falsely, for all of these are things that I hate, says the Lord.

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Zechariah 8:16-17
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16 These are the things which you shall do: speak the (A)truth to one another; (B)judge with truth and judgment for peace at your [a]gates. 17 Also let none of you (C)devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love [b](D)perjury; for all these things are what I (E)hate,’ declares the Lord.”

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  1. Zechariah 8:16 I.e., the place where court was held
  2. Zechariah 8:17 Lit a false oath
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Zechariah 8:16-17
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16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(B) in your courts;(C) 17 do not plot evil(D) against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.(E) I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

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