25 occurrences

'Neighbour's' in the Bible

If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

Verse ConceptsFinding Peoplethieves

If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofAgriculture, RestrictionsdesiresGreed, Believers' Response ToLaw, Ten CommandmentsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinLiving In HousesServants Of PeopleMarriage Controlled

Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.

Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersAgriculture, RestrictionsBoundariesCheatingInjustice, Examples OfLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityProperty, LandStonesLandmarksReal EstatePropertyMoving OnConflictMoving To A New Placeborders

Then you are to take the two of them to the doorway of the town, and have them stoned to death; the young virgin, because she gave no cry for help, though it was in the town, and the man, because he has put shame on his neighbour's wife: so you are to put away evil from among you.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesInstructions About Stoning

When you go into your neighbour's vine-garden, you may take of his grapes at your pleasure, but you may not take them away in your vessel.

Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersBaskets, Uses OfGrapesVineyard

When you go into your neighbour's field, you may take the heads of grain with your hand; but you may not put your blade to his grain.

Verse ConceptsCornPoverty, Remedies ForSickles

Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

Verse ConceptsAmenAvoiding Secrecy

And if the one who has the right of punishment comes after him, they are not to give the taker of life up to him; because he was the cause of his neighbour's death without designing it and not in hate.

Verse ConceptsMan AvengingNot Hating

If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman DesiresEnticementAvoid AdulteryThe Love Of Women

So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

Verse ConceptsTouchTouching To HarmAvoid AdulteryDeath Penalty For Sexual SinPunishments

Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

Verse ConceptsDiscretionGuestsHousesSensitivityPeople VisitingMore Than EnoughAppointmentsEtiquetteFriendsHatetirednaggingwelcome

They were full of desire, like horses after a meal of grain: everyone went after his neighbour's wife.

Verse ConceptsNeighing And BrayingTransferring Wives

And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;

Verse ConceptsPurity, Nature OfBleedingSex And UncleannessAdulteryAvoiding IdolatryHow People EatSacrificing On The High Places

Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,

Verse ConceptsShrinesAdulteryHow People EatSacrificing On The High Places

Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,

Verse ConceptsAdulteryHow People EatNot Worshipping IdolsSacrificing On The High Places

And in you one man has done what was disgusting with his neighbour's wife; and another has made his daughter-in-law unclean; and another has done wrong to his sister, his father's daughter.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsLewdnessdaughtersOffenceSexual Sin, Nature OfSisters

You put your faith in your swords, you do disgusting things, everyone takes his neighbour's wife: are you to have the land for your heritage?

Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityThose Who Committed Adultery

For I will have no more pity for the people of the land, says the Lord; but I will give up everyone into his neighbour's hand and into the hand of his king: and they will make the land waste, and I will not keep them safe from their hands.

Verse ConceptsGod Without Mercypity

And it will be on that day that a great fear will be sent among them from the Lord; and everyone will take his neighbour's hand, and every man's hand will be lifted against his neighbour's.

Verse ConceptsChaosAnarchyFear Will ComeKilling One Another

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Neighbour's (31 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain