Zechariah 7:10 contains the identical command 'do not plot evil against one another' – a direct reuse in the same prophecy.

Zechariah 5:4 further details the curse: the false oath brings destruction on the swearer's house, reinforcing God's hatred of perjury.

Zechariah 5:3 expands on the curse for false swearing, showing the consequence of perjury that God says He hates here.

In Zechariah 7:9, true judgments and mercy are commanded—the positive counterpart to the evil schemes forbidden in 8:17.

Psalm 5:6 says God abhors deceitful men, closely mirroring the condemnation of false oaths and evil devices in this verse.

Matthew 15:19 lists 'evil thoughts' and 'false testimony' as coming from the heart – directly mirroring the plotting and false oaths here.

Malachi 3:5 lists false swearers among those God will judge, directly matching the perjury He hates in this verse.

Micah 2:1-3 pronounces woe on those who 'plot evil on their beds' – the same sin, with God's judgment declared.

Jeremiah 4:2 contrasts false oaths by commending truthful swearing that brings blessing, highlighting the opposite of the perjury condemned here.

Proverbs 8:13 says the fear of the Lord is to hate evil and perverted speech, echoing God's hatred of false oaths and evil devices.

Proverbs 6:16-19 lists things the Lord hates, including a lying tongue and a heart that devises wicked plans—exactly the sins condemned here.

Proverbs 6:14 describes the one who 'plots evil with deceit in his heart' – the very person Zechariah warns against, illustrating the sin.

Proverbs 3:29 gives the same warning: 'Do not plot harm against your neighbor' – a wisdom parallel on neighborly love.

In Proverbs 6:18, 'a heart that devises wicked plans' is listed among things the Lord hates—directly echoing Zechariah 8:17.

In Psalm 15:2, speaking truth in the heart is the positive ideal—the opposite of loving false oaths in Zechariah 8:17.

In Leviticus 19:11, the same prohibition against lying and dealing falsely is given—this is the law behind the 'false oath' in Zechariah 8:17.

1 Timothy 1:10 lists perjurers as contrary to sound doctrine, echoing God's hatred of perjury in Zechariah 8:17.

In Isaiah 55:7, the call to forsake wicked thoughts offers the remedy for the evil hearts condemned in Zechariah 8:17.

In Matthew 7:12, the Golden Rule provides the positive principle underlying the prohibition of devising evil against another in Zechariah 8:17.

Jeremiah 4:14 calls for cleansing from 'wicked thoughts' – a parallel call to purge evil from the heart, echoing the inner sin of plotting.

Matthew 5:28 condemns lustful thoughts as adultery in the heart – parallel to condemning inward plotting, both focusing on inner sin.

Matthew 12:35 teaches that evil actions flow from an evil heart – showing the source of the plotting and false oaths Zechariah forbids.