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Number ten:
Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
(Note: This does not only apply to only literally the person who lives next to you. It applies to everyone.)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThis is the tenth commandment, which is an injunction against coveting a neighbour's property, including his house, his wife or his slaves ('man-servants', 'maid-servants') - Exodus 20:17 : "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." In the Old Testament, the word 'neighbour' applied to other Jews but not to gentiles, so this was not an injunction against coveting anything that belongs to someone outside the group.
The dictionary defines 'covet' as desiring greatly. So we are not to even think of wanting to take anything that is the property of our neighbour.
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∙ 9y agoThe tenth, "You shall not covet."
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What is coveting neighbor's wife?
AnswerThis is a commandment against adultery and even against wanting to commit adultery with a married woman. The commandment does not extend to sexual relationships with single women.
What are some places in the bible that speak on coveting?
One place in the Bible that speaks on coveting is Exodus 20:17, the last of the ten commandments. The tenth commandment is "You shall covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
When was In Coveting Ways created?
In Coveting Ways was created in 2002.
Which of the Ten Commandments for Catholics tells us not to hate one another?
.Catholic AnswerHate is usually dealt with under the fifth commandment: You shall not kill, the commandments about lying and coveting deal with the results of hating, or are concurrent with them.
Is going to war for oil coveting?
Yes depending on your views going to war over oil can be considered coveting.
What is a scripture passage relevant to the tenth commandment?
Romans 7:7: (NIV)What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
Why is coveting evil?
Because it is prescribed in the 10 commandments.
Are the ten commandments addressed to males and females equally?
The ten commandments were for both male as well as female. But what concerns the last commandment addressed to men only, please see discussion.
What is the difference between the ninth and tenth commandments?
The ninth commandment is: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Read about the other variation of the 9th commandment at http://www.answers.com/topic/ten-commandments
Is wanting to sleep with your cousins husband considered coveting?
Yes
Which commandment stresses obedience to lawful authority?
The fourth commandment!
What is the meaning of 'You shall not covet your neighbor's wife nor goods'?
AnswerEarly Hebrew society was intensely patriarchal, so the Ten Commandments were written for men, not for women. Adultery with another man's wife was proscribed, but there was no prohibition on a married man having sex with a single woman or a widow. The commandment did not prohibit an available woman from coveting another woman's husband, although, as in all societies, a girl's virginity was important if she wished to marry well. In the Old Testament, a neighbour was a fellow-Hebrew. So coveting or desiring a gentile's wife or goods was not proscribed.
