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Zechariah 8:16-17 ASV
(16) 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; (17) 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.

Zechariah 8:16-17 LITV
(16) These are the things that you shall do. Let each man speak the truth with his neighbor. Judge with truth and justice for peace in your gates, (17) and let each devise no evil in your heart against his neighbor, and do not love a false oath. For all these I hate, says Jehovah.

Zechariah 8:16-17 NWT
16 "'These are the things that you people should do: Speak truthfully with one another. With truth and the judgment of peace do your judging in your gates. 17 And calamity to one another do not you scheme up in your hearts, and do not love any false oath; for these are all things that I have hated,' is the utterance of Jehovah."

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation