Exodus 20:17

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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

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

that I will take from all that is yours, not from a thread even to a shoestring, lest you say, I have made Abram rich.

Shall not their cattle and their substance and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.

When I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, I coveted them and took them. And behold, they are hidden in the earth in the middle of my tent, and the silver under it.

Why then did you not obey the voice of Jehovah? Why did you fly on the spoil and do evil in the sight of Jehovah?

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.

Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust gain.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says, For whom do I labor and take good from my soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil business.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he who loves abundance not with gain. This is also vanity.

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands free from holding bribes, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid Myself, and was angry, and he went on turning away in the way of his heart.

But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed innocent blood, and for cruelty, and to do violence.

And they come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words. But they will not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.

So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;

And they covet and seize fields; and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his household, even a man and his inheritance.

Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!

And He said to them, Watch and keep yourselves from covetousness. For a man's life is not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.

I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Let it not be said! But I did not know sin except through the law. For also I did not know lust except the law said, You shall not lust.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, those who mind earthly things.)

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

Wife

And it happened one evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing. And the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

to keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

They were like lusty, well-fed stallions in the morning; every one neighing after his neighbor's wife.

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Is thy neighbour's

Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own authority? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

General references

And you shall not lust after your neighbor's wife, nor shall you covet your neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is your neighbor's.