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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואיש את רעת רעהו אל תחשבו בלבבכם ושבעת שקר אל תאהבו כי את כל אלה אשר שנאתי נאם יהוה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAySH At r`t r`hv Al tKHSHbv blbbkm vSHb`t SHqr Al tAhbv ky At kl Alh ASHr SHnAty nAm yhvh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et unusquisque malum contra amicum suum ne cogitetis in cordibus vestris et iuramentum mendax ne diligatis omnia enim haec sunt quae odi dicit Dominus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, said the LORD.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says the LORD.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Authorized (King James) Version   
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.
New King James Version   
Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ Says the Lord.”
21st Century King James Version   
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ saith the Lord.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
Darby Bible Translation   
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD.”
God's Word   
Don't even think of doing evil to each other. Don't enjoy false testimony. I hate all these things, declares the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this"--this is the LORD's declaration.
International Standard Version   
don't plot evil in your heart against a neighbor, and don't tolerate false testimonies, because I hate all these things,' declares the LORD."
NET Bible   
Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath--these are all things that I hate,' says the LORD."
New American Standard Bible   
'Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD."
New International Version   
do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this," declares the LORD.
New Living Translation   
Don't scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the LORD."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
The World English Bible   
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate," says Yahweh.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Do not think to do bad things against other people. Do not use my name to promise things and then not do those things. All these things make me very angry.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And each the evil of his neighbour ye do not devise in your heart, And a false oath ye do not love, For all these [are] things that I have hated, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
New Life Version   
Do not make sinful plans against one another in your hearts. And do not love to make false promises. For I hate all these things,’ says the Lord.”
The Voice Bible   
Do not conspire to bring harm against one another. Do not make promises you don’t intend to keep. I hate all these things. So said the Eternal.
Living Bible   
Don’t plot harm to others; don’t swear that something is true when it isn’t! How I hate all that sort of thing!” says the Lord.
New Catholic Bible   
and do not plot evil against another in your heart, or love perjury. For all these are practices that I hate, says the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love false oaths; for all these are what I hate,’ declares Yahweh.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, said the LORD.
Christian Standard Bible   
Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this”—this is the Lord’s declaration.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And let none of you think or imagine or devise evil or injury in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says the Lord.
New Century Version   
Do not make plans to hurt your neighbors, and don’t love false promises. I hate all these things,” says the Lord.
The Message   
A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “In the same way that I decided to punish you when your ancestors made me angry, and didn’t pull my punches, at this time I’ve decided to bless Jerusalem and the country of Judah. Don’t be afraid. And now here’s what I want you to do: Tell the truth, the whole truth, when you speak. Do the right thing by one another, both personally and in your courts. Don’t cook up plans to take unfair advantage of others. Don’t do or say what isn’t so. I hate all that stuff. Keep your lives simple and honest.” Decree of God. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Do not plot evil in your hearts against each other. Do not love false oaths. Indeed I hate all these things, declares the Lord.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
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.
Good News Translation®   
Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. I hate lying, injustice, and violence.”
Wycliffe Bible   
and think ye not in your hearts, any man, evil against his friend, and love not a false oath; for all these things it be which I hate, saith the Lord. (and think ye not in your hearts, anyone, evil against his friend, or against his neighbour, and do not love to make a false oath, or to commit perjury; for all these be the things which I hate, saith the Lord.)
Contemporary English Version   
Don't ever plan evil things against others or tell lies under oath. I, the Lord, hate such things.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says the Lord.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
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.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
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.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Don’t plan evil for each other. Don’t adore swearing falsely, for all of these are things that I hate, says the Lord.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And let none of you devise or even imagine evil in your heart against another, and do not love lying or half-truths; for all these things I hate,’ declares the Lord.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these things are what I hate,’ declares the Lord.”
The Expanded Bible   
Do not ·make plans to hurt [L plan/plot evil in your hearts against] your neighbors, and don’t love false ·promises [oaths]. I hate all these things,” says the Lord.
Tree of Life Version   
do not let any of you devise evil in your hearts against your neighbor; and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things,”—it is a declaration of Adonai.
Revised Standard Version   
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says the Lord.”
New International Reader's Version   
Do not make evil plans against one another. When you promise to tell the truth, do not lie. Many people love to do that. But I hate all these things,” announces the Lord.
BRG Bible   
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.
Complete Jewish Bible   
don’t plot harm against each other; and don’t love perjury; for all these are things I hate,’ says Adonai.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
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.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And let none of you imagine ra’ah in your levavot against his neighbor; and love no shevuat sheker (false oath); for all these are things that I hate, saith Hashem.
Names of God Bible   
Don’t even think of doing evil to each other. Don’t enjoy false testimony. I hate all these things, declares Yahweh.
Modern English Version   
Let none of you consider evil plans in your heart against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, says the Lord.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Don’t make secret plans to hurt your neighbors. Don’t make false promises. You must not enjoy doing these things, because I hate them!” This is what the Lord said.
International Children’s Bible   
Do not make plans to hurt your neighbors. And don’t make false promises. I hate all these things,” says the Lord.
Lexham English Bible   
Do not devise evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love a false oath, because all these are things I hate,” declares Yahweh.
New International Version - UK   
do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,’ declares the Lord.