Question 147
What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
The duties required in the tenth commandment are, such a full contentment with our own condition,a and such a charitable frame of the whole soul toward our neighbor, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto, and further all that good which is his.b
What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
The duties required in the tenth commandment are, such a full contentment with our own condition,a and such a charitable frame of the whole soul toward our neighbor, as that all our inward motions and affections touching him, tend unto, and further all that good which is his.b
a. Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:6
Hebrews 13:5
13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
1 Timothy 6:6
6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
6:6 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
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b. Job 31:29; Romans 12:15; Psalm 122:7–9; Esther 10:3; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Job 31:29
31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
31:29 If I have rejoiced in my enemy's ruin, or exulted when evil befell him-
Romans 12:15
12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Psalm 122:7–9
122:7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 122:8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 122:9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
122:7 May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses." 122:8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you." 122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Esther 10:3
10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
1 Corinthians 13:4–7
13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 13:5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. 13:6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 13:7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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