Question 83

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

Zechariah 8:16 (ESV)

¹⁶These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;

Acts 25:10 (ESV)

¹⁰But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 (ESV)

¹A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

3 John 12 (ESV)

¹²Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

Proverbs 14:5-25 (ESV)

⁵A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. ⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. ⁷Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. ⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. ⁹Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. ¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. ¹¹The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. ¹²There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. ¹³Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. ¹⁴The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. ¹⁵The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. ¹⁶One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. ¹⁷A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. ¹⁸The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. ²⁰The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. ²¹Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. ²²Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness. ²³In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. ²⁴The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. ²⁵A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

Traditional Formulation

Question: What is required in the ninth commandment?

Answer: The ninth commandment requires the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man, and of our own and our neighbor’s good name, especially in witness bearing.

Adaptation Commentary

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