What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?
Text: CRC/RCA 2011 · Read it at the source
God forbids not only outright theft and robbery, punishable by law. But in God’s sight theft also includes all scheming and swindling in order to get our neighbor’s goods for ourselves, whether by force or means that 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 God forbids all greed and pointless squandering of his gifts.
Scripture proofs
- 1
- Ex. 22:1; 1 Cor. 5:9-10; 6:9-10
- 2
- Mic. 6:9-11; Luke 3:14; James 5:1-6
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- Deut. 25:13-16; Ps. 15:5; Prov. 11:1; 12:22; Ezek. 45:9-12; Luke 6:35
- 4
- Luke 12:15; Eph. 5:5
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- Prov. 21:20; 23:20-21; Luke 16:10-13