I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds - Psalm 9:1

The Eighth Commandment

219. What is the eighth Commandment?
     • The eighth Commandment is, ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour’.
220. What does the eighth Commandment forbid?
     • The eighth Commandment forbids all false testimony, rash judgment, and lies.
221. Are calumny and detraction forbidden by the eighth Commandment?
     • Calumny and detraction are forbidden by the eighth Commandment, and also tale-bearing and any words which injure our neighbour’s character.
222. If you have injured your neighbour by speaking ill of him, what are you bound to do?
     • If I have injured my neighbour by speaking ill of him, I am bound to make him satisfaction by restoring his good name as far as I can.

The Ninth Commandment

223. What is the ninth Commandment?
     • The ninth Commandment is, ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife’.
224. What does the ninth Commandment forbid?
     • The ninth Commandment forbids all wilful consent to impure thoughts and desires, and all wilful pleasure in the irregular motions of the flesh.
225. What sins commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments?
     • The sins that Commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments are gluttony, drunkenness, and intemperance, and also idleness, bad company, and the neglect of prayer.

The Tenth Commandment

226. What is the tenth Commandment?
     • The tenth Commandment is ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods’.
227. What does the tenth Commandment forbid?
     • The tenth Commandment forbids all envious and covetous thoughts and unjust desires of our neighbour’s goods and profits.