Exodus 20:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Thy neighbour's house

Wife

Is thy neighbour's

Matthew 20:15

Acts 5:4

General references

Deuteronomy 5:21

Bible References

Thy neighbour's house

Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.”

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”

So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “So who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil

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Because of his sinful greed I was angry,
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.

They covet fields and seize them;
they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

But godliness with contentment is a great gain.

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Wife

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I look at a young woman?

Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.

They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

They are well-fed, eager stallions,
each neighing after someone else’s wife.

But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Is thy neighbour's

Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my business? Are you jealous because I’m generous?’

Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God!”

General references

Do not covet your neighbor’s wife or desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.