Deuteronomy 5:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour'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 bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Exod 20:17 : 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.
  • 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, The LORD 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 take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said unto them, ‹Take heed, and beware of 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. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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    94%

    14Thou shalt not commit adultery.

    15Thou shalt not steal.

    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

    17Thou 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.

  • 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 neighbour.

  • Lev 18:18-20
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    79%

    18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].

    19¶ Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

    20Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour'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 bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Deut 5:22
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    22These words the LORD 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 in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

  • Prov 6:29
    73%

    29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

  • Lev 19:11
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  • Matt 5:27-28
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    27¶ ‹Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:›

    28‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.›

  • Deut 19:14
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    14¶ Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

  • Lev 20:10
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    10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • Lev 19:18
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    18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.

  • Ezek 18:15
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    15[That] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

  • Deut 5:14
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  • Deut 7:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

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

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  • Prov 6:25
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    25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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    11¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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    70%

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

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  • Matt 19:18-19
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    70%

    18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ‹Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,›

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

  • Lev 19:13
    70%

    13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

  • Lev 25:14
    70%

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  • Ezek 18:11
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    11And that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

  • Exod 22:10
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    10If a man deliver unto his neighbour 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
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    29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

  • Exod 20:10
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  • Mark 10:19
    69%

    19‹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.›

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  • Prov 25:17
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    11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

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