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Ex. 20:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou shalt not covet thyd neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s.

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Hab. 2:9• ⁹Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil! (Hab. 2:9)

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Rom. 7:7• ⁷What shall we say then? is the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust; (Rom. 7:7)

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1 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:10)

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Col. 3:5• ⁵Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. (Col. 3:5)

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thy neighbour's house.

Gen. 3:6• ⁶And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. (Gen. 3:6)

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Gen. 14:23• ²³if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take anything …; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich; (Gen. 14:23)

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Gen. 34:23• ²³Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us. (Gen. 34:23)

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Josh. 7:21• ²¹I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. (Josh. 7:21)

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1 Sam. 15:19• ¹⁹Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah? (1 Sam. 15:19)

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Psa. 10:3• ³For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah. (Psa. 10:3)

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Psa. 119:36• ³⁶Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain. (Psa. 119:36)

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Eccl. 4:8• ⁸There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. (Eccl. 4:8)

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Eccl. 5:10‑11• ¹⁰He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. This also is vanity.
¹¹When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding of them with his eyes? (Eccl. 5:10‑11)

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Isa. 33:15• ¹⁵--He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil: (Isa. 33:15)

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Isa. 57:17• ¹⁷For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart. (Isa. 57:17)

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Jer. 22:17• ¹⁷But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it. (Jer. 22:17)

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Ezek. 33:31• ³¹And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain. (Ezek. 33:31)

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Amos 2:6‑7• ⁶Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;
⁷panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name. (Amos 2:6‑7)

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Mic. 2:2• ²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:2)

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Hab. 2:9• ⁹Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil! (Hab. 2:9)

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Luke 12:15• ¹⁵And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions. (Luke 12:15)

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Luke 16:14• ¹⁴And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him. (Luke 16:14)

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Acts 20:33• ³³I have coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one. (Acts 20:33)

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Rom. 7:7• ⁷What shall we say then? is the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust; (Rom. 7:7)

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1 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:10)

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Phil. 3:19• ¹⁹whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) (Phil. 3:19)

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Col. 3:5• ⁵Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. (Col. 3:5)

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1 Tim. 6:6‑10• ⁶But piety with contentment *is* great gain.
⁷For we have brought nothing into the world: it is manifest that neither can we carry anything out.
⁸But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.
⁹But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.
¹⁰For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows. (1 Tim. 6:6‑10)

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Heb. 13:5• ⁵Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5)

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2 Sam. 11:2‑4• ²And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;
³and David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?
⁴And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house. (2 Sam. 11:2‑4)

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Job 31:1,9• ¹I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
⁹If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door, (Job 31:1,9)

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Prov. 4:23• ²³Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. (Prov. 4:23)

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Prov. 6:24‑25• ²⁴to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
²⁵Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids; (Prov. 6:24‑25)

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Jer. 5:8• ⁸As well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife. (Jer. 5:8)

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Matt. 5:28• ²⁸But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matt. 5:28)

is thy neighbour's.

Matt. 20:15• ¹⁵is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because *I* am good? (Matt. 20:15)

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Acts 5:4• ⁴While it remained did it not remain to *thee*? and sold, was it not in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. (Acts 5:4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour’s wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour’s.