(thermotron training) you devise evil against another in your heart / "I couldn't care less

9"Thus says the LORD of hosts,(A) Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, 10(B) do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner,(C) or the poor, and(D) let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."


Cross references:
A.Zechariah 7:9 : Isa 1:17; Jer 21:12; Mic 6:8; Matt 23:23
B.Zechariah 7:10 : Isa 1:23; Jer 5:28; Exodus 22:21, 22
C.Zechariah 7:10 : Prov 22:22
D.Zechariah 7:10 : Zechariah 8:17

"Thus says the LORD (YAWAH) of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor,



I could care less about YOU.







Okay, we hear it quite often, but it should be "I couldn't care less," not "I could care less."

The former indicates an apathy than cannot be exceeded. The latter, however, expresses a certain level of caring by plainly stating that the one could care less than he or she does, but the person does indeed care.

So, on a scale of 0 to 10, their caring is somewhere above a 0 (zero). That person's caring may be at a 4 or 5 or a 2 or even a 1. But, the person still cares, unlike the person who couldn't care less. That person is at the lowest point possible on the caring meter.

In other words, the vast majority of people misuse the expression and wind up stating the opposite of what they'd like to communicate.

I know it's hip to be apathetic, but please don't be so apathetic that you're apathetic about the proper use of expressions of apathy.
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and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."

(Zechariah 7:9-10, ESV)