The Eighth- Ninth - Tenth Commandments Commands and Forbids
May 16th, 2008 by 
ronald
Eighth Commandment:
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
”Commands:
1. That we speak the truth
2. That we keep secrets we have promised to keep
Forbids:
1. Lying
2. Being a false witness
3. Perjury – lying under oath
4. Judging others without sufficient evidence
5. Gossiping about others
6. Lying to destroy another’s reputation
7. Praising sinful acts of another
8. Self praise to the point lying
9. Disclosing another’s faults without sufficient reason
Ninth Commandment:
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.”
Commands:
1. To be pure of heart
2. Not to take pleasure in impure thoughts or desires
3. That we dress and act in modesty
Forbids:
1. Immodesty
2. Speaking or dressing in suggestive manner that can lead others to sin
Tenth Commandment:
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.”
Commands:
1. That we put God above all earthly goods
2. We not be envious of another’s goods Forbids:1. An immoderate desire to acquire the goods of another
2. Wishing harm on another person because of our envy
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