Question 84

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

Ephesians 4:25 (ESV)

²⁵Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Psalm 15:3 (ESV)

³who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

2 Corinthians 8:20-21 (ESV)

²⁰We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, ²¹for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.

Traditional Formulation

Question: What is forbidden in the ninth commandment?

Answer: The ninth commandment forbids whatsoever is pre- judicial to truth, or injurious to our own, or our neighbor’s good name.

Adaptation Commentary

No Change.