Exodus 20:17
Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
Cross References
Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h
Genesis 34:23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.
1 Samuel 15:19Why then did thou not obey the voice of LORD, but did fly upon the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of LORD?
Job 31:1I made a covenant with my eyes. How then should I look upon a virgin?
Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.
Proverbs 4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:13-18
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 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. We have here the laws of the second table, as they are commonly… Read the whole commentary →