What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment?
The sins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, discontentment with our own estate; envying and grieving at the good of our neighbor, together with all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his.
Proofs
- The sins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, discontentment with our own estate; (1 Kings 21:4; Esther 5:13; 1 Corinthians 10:10)
- envying (Galatians 5:26; James 3:14, 16)
- and grieving at the good of our neighbor, (Psalm 112:9–10; Nehemiah 2:10)
- together with all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his. (Romans 7:7–8; 13:9; Colossians 3:5; Deuteronomy 5:21)