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What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?

The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own,a especially in public judicature;b giving false evidence,c suborning false witnesses,d wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth;e passing unjust sentence,f calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked;g forgery,h concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause,i and holding our peace when iniquity calls for either a reproof from ourselves,j or complaint to others;k speaking the truth unseasonably,l or maliciously to a wrong end,m or perverting it to a wrong meaning,n or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice;o speaking untruth,p lying,q slandering,r backbiting,s detracting,t tale bearing,u whispering,v scoffing,w reviling,x rash,y harsh,z and partial censuring;aa misconstructing intentions, words, and actions;bb flattering,cc vainglorious boasting,dd thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others;ee denying the gifts and graces of God;ff aggravating smaller faults;gg hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession;hh unnecessary discovering of infirmities;ii raising false rumors,jj receiving and countenancing evil reports,kk and stopping our ears against just defense;ll evil suspicion;mm envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any,nn endeavoring or desiring to impair it,oo rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy;pp scornful contempt,qq fond admiration;rr breach of lawful promises;ss neglecting such things as are of good report,tt and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering: What we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.uu

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. a1 Samuel 17:28; 2 Samuel 16:3; 1:9–10, 15–16
  2. bLeviticus 19:15; Habakkuk 1:4
  3. cProverbs 19:5; 6:16, 19
  4. dActs 6:13
  5. eJeremiah 9:3, 5; Acts 24:2, 5; Psalms 12:3–4; 52:1–4
  6. fProverbs 17:15; 1 Kings 21:9–14
  7. gIsaiah 5:23
  8. hPsalm 119:69; Luke 19:8; 16:5–7
  9. iLeviticus 5:1; Deuteronomy 13:8; Acts 5:3, 8–9; 2 Timothy 4:16
  10. j1 Kings 1:6; Leviticus 19:17
  11. kIsaiah 59:4
  12. lProverbs 29:11
  13. m1 Samuel 22:9–10; Psalm 52:1–5
  14. nPsalm 56:5; John 2:19; Matthew 26:60–61
  15. oGenesis 3:5; 26:7, 9
  16. pIsaiah 59:13
  17. qLeviticus 19:11; Colossians 3:9
  18. rPsalm 50:20
  19. sPsalm 15:3
  20. tJames 4:11; Jeremiah 38:4
  21. uLeviticus 19:16
  22. vRomans 1:29–30
  23. wGenesis 21:9; Galatians 4:29
  24. x1 Corinthians 6:10
  25. yMatthew 7:1
  26. zActs 28:4
  27. aaGenesis 38:24; Romans 2:1
  28. bbNehemiah 6:6–8; Romans 3:8; Psalm 69:10; 1 Samuel 1:13–15; 2 Samuel 10:3
  29. ccPsalm 12:2–3
  30. dd2 Timothy 3:2
  31. eeLuke 18:9, 11; Romans 12:16; 1 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 12:22; Exodus 4:10–14
  32. ffJob 27:5–6
  33. ggMatthew 7:3–5
  34. hhProverbs 28:13; 30:20; Genesis 3:12–13; Jeremiah 2:35; 2 Kings 5:25; Genesis 4:9
  35. iiGenesis 9:22; Proverbs 25:9–10
  36. jjExodus 23:1
  37. kkProverbs 29:12
  38. llActs 7:56–57; Job 31:13–14
  39. mm1 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:4
  40. nnNumbers 11:29; Matthew 21:15
  41. ooEzra 4:12–13
  42. ppJeremiah 48:27
  43. qqPsalm 35:15–16, 21; Matthew 27:28–29
  44. rrJude 16; Acts 12:22
  45. ssRomans 1:31; 2 Timothy 3:3
  46. tt1 Samuel 2:24
  47. uu2 Samuel 13:12–13; Proverbs 5:8–9; 6:33

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