Deuteronomy 5:21

Easy To Read Version

“You must not want another man’s wife. You must not want his house, his fields, his men and women servants, his cows or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

In the evening, he got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of the king’s house. While David was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful.

Job 31:9

“If I have desired another woman\par or waited at my neighbor’s door\par to sin with his wife,\par

Exodus 20:17

“You must not want to take your neighbor’s house. You must not want his wife. And you must not want his men and women servants, or his cattle, or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person!”

Proverbs 6:25

That woman might be beautiful. But don’t let that beauty burn inside you and tempt you. Don’t let her eyes capture you.

Micah 2:2

They want fields,\par so they take them.\par They want houses,\par so they take them.\par They cheat a man\par and take his house.\par They cheat a man\par and take his land from him.\par

Habakkuk 2:9

Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them. “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A person does not get life from the many things he owns.”

Romans 13:9

\{Why do I say this?\} Because the law says, “You must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [136]} you must not murder anyone, you must not steal anything, you must not want things that belong to other people.” {\cf2\super [137]} All these commands and all other commands are really only one rule: “Love other people the same as you love yourself.” {\cf2\super [138]}

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with the things you have. God has said,