Zechariah 7:10

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.

Cross-reference

Zechariah 8:17 repeats the same phrase 'do not plot evil against each other,' reinforcing the call within the same prophecy.

Proverbs 22:23 adds that the Lord will plead the cause of the poor and punish their oppressors—the divine incentive behind the command.

In Ezekiel 22:29, the same mistreatment of the poor, needy, and foreigner is denounced as extortion and robbery.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

In Amos 4:1, the rich women of Samaria are rebuked for oppressing the poor and crushing the needy.

In Ezekiel 22:7, the same oppression of the foreigner, fatherless, and widow is listed among Jerusalem's sins.

Amos 5:11 Parallel

In Amos 5:11, trampling on the poor and exacting grain taxes is punished by loss of houses and vineyards.

In Jeremiah 22:15-17, defending the poor and needy is the mark of a righteous king, contrasting with those who don't.

Jeremiah 18:18 records plans to harm Jeremiah, a concrete example of the evil plotting prohibited in Zechariah 7:10.

Amos 5:12 Parallel

In Amos 5:12, afflicting the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy are listed as great sins.

In Jeremiah 5:28, the same failure to defend the orphan and needy is condemned as evidence of evil.

Isaiah 1:23 Contrast

Isaiah 1:17 repeats the call to bring justice to the fatherless and plead the widow's cause—a parallel from the same prophetic tradition.

Isaiah 1:17 Parallel

Isaiah 1:17 explicitly commands seeking justice for the fatherless and pleading the widow's cause—directly matching the categories in Zechariah 7:10.

Proverbs 23:11 assures that their Redeemer is strong and will take up their case—reinforcing God's defense of the defenseless.

Zephaniah 3:1-3 condemns Jerusalem as a city of oppressors with corrupt officials, providing a concrete example of the oppression Zechariah warns against.

Proverbs 22:22 directly warns against robbing the poor or crushing the afflicted at the gate—identical social justice instruction.

Proverbs 6:18 lists 'a heart that devises wicked schemes' as something God hates, reinforcing that plotting evil, as Zechariah forbids, is abominable.

Proverbs 3:29 directly parallels Zechariah's command: 'Do not plot harm against your neighbor'—nearly identical wording and same principle.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists the same vulnerable groups—widows, fatherless, foreigners—whom God will judge for oppressing, directly echoing Zechariah's command.

Matthew 23:14 shows Jesus condemning those who devour widows' houses, applying Zechariah's warning against oppressing widows to religious hypocrites.

Deuteronomy 27:19 pronounces a curse on those who withhold justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow—echoing the same vulnerable groups.

James 5:4 Parallel

James 5:4 condemns defrauding laborers, whose cries reach the Lord—a specific form of oppressing the poor that Zechariah forbids.

Deuteronomy 24:14-18 expands the same command: do not oppress hired servants, widows, fatherless, or foreigners—reinforcing the call for justice.

Exodus 23:9 Allusion

Exodus 23:9 forbids oppressing the sojourner, grounding it in Israel's history — the same command echoed here.

Exodus 22:21-24 is the foundational law protecting widows, orphans, and sojourners — directly invoked in substance here.

Exodus 22:22 commands not to mistreat widows or orphans, directly parallel to the first part of Zechariah 7:10.

Ezekiel 18:12 describes the wicked who oppress the poor — the opposite of the command, showing consequences.

Deuteronomy 24:17 gives the same prohibition against oppressing the alien, fatherless, and widow, grounding this command in Mosaic law.

Jeremiah 11:19 describes people plotting evil against the prophet, directly illustrating the kind of plotting Zechariah 7:10 forbids.

1 John 3:15 Parallel

1 John 3:15 equates hatred with murder, intensifying the prohibition against plotting evil against neighbors in Zechariah 7:10.

Ezekiel 22:12 Related theme

In Ezekiel 22:12, taking bribes and extortion are condemned—related injustices that harm the vulnerable.

In Micah 2:1-3, coveting and seizing fields and houses oppresses families—a form of injustice against the vulnerable.

In Micah 3:1-3, the leaders who hate justice and devour the people are condemned—oppression by authorities.

Proverbs 23:10 warns against moving boundary stones or entering fields of the fatherless—another specific form of exploiting the vulnerable.

Psalm 72:4 Parallel

Psalm 72:4 describes the king defending the afflicted and crushing the oppressor—a royal parallel to protecting the poor and needy.

Mark 7:21-23 lists evil thoughts as coming from the heart, the internal source of the evil plots Zechariah 7:10 forbids.

James 2:6 Parallel

James 2:6 applies the same concern to the early church: dishonoring the poor is actually oppressing them.

Psalm 140:2 Parallel

Psalm 140:2 speaks of those who devise evil plans and stir up war, offering another example of the evil scheming Zechariah warns against.

Psalm 36:4 Parallel

Psalm 36:4 depicts the wicked person who plots evil even in bed, illustrating the inner attitude behind the action Zechariah prohibits.