Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; New Living Translation But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. English Standard Version 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; Berean Standard Bible These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, King James Bible 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: New King James Version These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; New American Standard Bible These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates. NASB 1995 ‘These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates. NASB 1977 ‘These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates. Legacy Standard Bible These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates. Amplified Bible These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates. Christian Standard Bible These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates. Holman Christian Standard Bible These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates. American Standard Version These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates; Contemporary English Version But you must be truthful with each other, and in court you must give fair decisions that lead to peace. English Revised Version These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: GOD'S WORD® Translation You must do these things: Speak the truth to each other. Give correct and fair verdicts for peace in your courts. Good News Translation These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice--the kind that brings peace. International Standard Version Here's what you must do: tell the truth to your neighbors, administer true and peaceful justice in your courtrooms, Majority Standard Bible These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, NET Bible These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts. New Heart English Bible These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, Webster's Bible Translation These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: World English Bible These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThese [are] the things that you do: Each speak truth with his neighbor, "" Judge [with] truth and peaceful judgment in your gates, Young's Literal Translation These are the things that ye do: Speak ye truth each with his neighbour, Truth and peaceful judgment judge in your gates, Smith's Literal Translation These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThese then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates. New American Bible These then are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another; judge with honesty and complete justice in your gates. New Revised Standard Version 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, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThese are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth every one to his neighbor; execute the truth, justice, and peace in your gates; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do speak these words, the truth each man with his neighbor, and judge truth and judgment and peace within your gates OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates; Brenton Septuagint Translation These are the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with his neighbour; judge truth and peaceable judgment in your gates: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Restoration of Jerusalem…15“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid. 16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, 17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.… Cross References Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, Proverbs 12:17 He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit. Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight. Jeremiah 7:5 For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, Jeremiah 22:3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 59:14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Matthew 5:37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one. Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.” Romans 12:17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 1 Peter 3:10-11 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. / He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. Treasury of Scripture These are the things that you shall do; Speak you every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: are. Deuteronomy 10:12,13 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, … Deuteronomy 11:7,8 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did… Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Speak. 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. Zechariah 7:9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: Leviticus 19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. Zechariah 7:9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 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. Isaiah 11:3-9 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: … Jump to Previous Courts Execute Gates Judge Judging Judgment Judgments Neighbor Neighbour Peace Render Sound Speak True. TruthJump to Next Courts Execute Gates Judge Judging Judgment Judgments Neighbor Neighbour Peace Render Sound Speak True. TruthZechariah 8 1. The restoration of Jerusalem.9. They are encouraged to build the temple by God's favor to them. 16. Good works are required of them. 18. Joy and blessing are promised. These are the things you must do This phrase sets a directive tone, emphasizing the importance of the following instructions. In the Hebrew text, the word for "things" (דְּבָרִים, devarim) can also mean "words" or "matters," indicating that these are not mere suggestions but essential principles for living. The use of "must" underscores the non-negotiable nature of these commands, reflecting God's desire for His people to embody His character in their daily lives. Speak truth to one another Render true and sound judgments In your gates Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theseאֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are the things הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause you must do: תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ (ta·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make Speak דַּבְּר֤וּ (dab·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue truth אֱמֶת֙ (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness to one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another, רֵעֵ֔הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow render true אֱמֶת֙ (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness and sound שָׁל֔וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace decisions וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט (ū·miš·paṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style in your gates, בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃ (bə·ša·‘ă·rê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate Links Zechariah 8:16 NIVZechariah 8:16 NLT Zechariah 8:16 ESV Zechariah 8:16 NASB Zechariah 8:16 KJV Zechariah 8:16 BibleApps.com Zechariah 8:16 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 8:16 Chinese Bible Zechariah 8:16 French Bible Zechariah 8:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 8:16 These are the things that you shall (Zech. 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