Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant… Covetousness is — 1. A subtle sin. It is called "a cloak" (1 Thessalonians 2:5), because it cloaks itself under the name of frugality and prudence. 2. It is a dangerous sin. It hinders the efficacy of the preached Word (Matthew 13:7), and makes men have "a withered hand," which they cannot stretch out to the poor (see Luke 16:14). 3. It is a mother-sin, a radical vice (1 Timothy 6:10). 4. It is a sin dishonourable to religion. How disgraceful for those who say their hopes are above to have their hearts below — for those who say they are born of God to be buried in the earth! 5. It exposes to God's abhorrence. 6. It shuts men out of heaven (Ephesians 5:5). (A. Nevin, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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