Exodus 20:17
'Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which [is] thy neighbour's.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
16'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
Cross References
Genesis 3:6And the woman seeth that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
Genesis 34:23their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts — are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'
1 Samuel 15:19and why hast thou not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah — and dost fly unto the spoil, and dost do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah?'
Job 31:1A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what — do I attend to a virgin?
Psalms 10:3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
Proverbs 4:23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings 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 →