Deuteronomy 5:21

American Standard Version (1901)

Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor's.

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  • Rom 13:9 : 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
  • Exod 20:17 : 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.
  • 1 Kgs 21:1-4 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
  • Mic 2:2 : 2 And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
  • Rom 7:7-8 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet: 8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:14-17
    4 verses
    94%

    14Thou shalt not commit adultery.

    15Thou shalt not steal.

    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

    17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

  • Deut 5:17-20
    4 verses
    85%

    17Thou shalt not kill.

    18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

    19Neither shalt thou steal.

    20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  • Lev 18:18-20
    3 verses
    79%

    18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

    19And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

    20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

  • Rom 13:9
    74%

    9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

  • Deut 5:22
    73%

    22These words Jehovah spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

  • Prov 6:29
    73%

    29So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

  • Lev 19:11
    73%

    11Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

  • Matt 5:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

    28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  • Deut 19:14
    72%

    14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

  • Lev 20:10
    72%

    10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 19:18
    72%

    18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

  • Ezek 18:15
    72%

    15that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,

  • Deut 5:14
    72%

    14but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.

  • Deut 7:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

    26And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and become a devoted thing like unto it: thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.

  • Prov 6:25
    71%

    25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  • Deut 5:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    8Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, [nor] any likeness [of anything] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

  • Num 5:11-13
    3 verses
    70%

    11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

    12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

    13and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;

  • Deut 28:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.

    31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.

  • Matt 19:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

    19Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

  • Num 5:29
    70%

    29This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled;

  • Deut 22:10
    70%

    10Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

  • Lev 19:13
    70%

    13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

  • Lev 25:14
    70%

    14And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

  • Ezek 18:11
    70%

    11and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,

  • Exod 22:10
    70%

    10If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

  • Exod 20:4
    70%

    4Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of any thing] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

  • Prov 3:29
    70%

    29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

  • Exod 20:10
    69%

    10but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

  • Mark 10:19
    69%

    19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

  • Prov 24:1
    69%

    1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

  • Prov 25:17
    69%

    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Deut 17:17
    69%

    17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

  • Deut 5:11
    69%

    11Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Deut 21:11
    69%

    11and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;

  • Exod 23:12
    69%

    12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.