Lord’s Day 42

Q110. What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?

He forbids not only outright theft and robbery, punishable by law. But in God's sight theft also includes cheating and swindling our neighbor by schemes made to appear legitimate, such as: inaccurate measurements of weight, size, or volume; fraudulent merchandising; counterfeit money; excessive interest; or any other means forbidden by God. In addition he forbids all greed and pointless squandering of his gifts.

Scripture Proofs — King James Version

Exodus 22:1

1 Corinthians 5:9–10

1 Corinthians 6:9–10

Luke 3:14

1 Thessalonians 4:6

Deuteronomy 25:13–16

Psalm 15:5

Proverbs 11:1

Proverbs 12:22

Ezekiel 45:9–12

Luke 6:35

Luke 12:15

“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.”

Ephesians 5:5

Proverbs 21:20

Proverbs 23:20–21

Luke 16:10–13

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