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Question 141

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What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?

The duties required in the eighth commandment are, truth, faithfulness, and justice in contracts and commerce between man and man;a rendering to everyone his due;b restitution of goods unlawfully detained from the right owners thereof;c giving and lending freely, according to our abilities, and the necessities of others;d moderation of our judgments, wills, and affections concerning worldly goods;e a provident care and study to get,f keep, use, and dispose these things which are necessary and convenient for the sustentation of our nature, and suitable to our condition;g a lawful calling,h and diligence in it;i frugality;j avoiding unnecessary lawsuitsk and suretyship, or other like engagements;l and an endeavor, by all just and lawful means, to procure, preserve, and further the wealth and outward estate of others, as well as our own.m

Proofs

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

  1. aPsalm 15:2, 4; Zechariah 7:4, 10; 8:16–17
  2. bRomans 13:7
  3. cLeviticus 6:2–5; Luke 19:8
  4. dLuke 6:30, 38; 1 John 3:17; Ephesians 4:28; Galatians 6:10
  5. e1 Timothy 6:6–9
  6. f1 Timothy 5:8
  7. gProverbs 27:23–27; Ecclesiastes 3:12–13; Isaiah 38:1; Matthew 11:8
  8. h1 Corinthians 7:20; Genesis 3:19
  9. iEphesians 4:28; Proverbs 10:4
  10. jJohn 6:12; Proverbs 21:20
  11. k1 Corinthians 6:1–9
  12. lProverbs 6:1–6
  13. mLeviticus 25:35; Deuteronomy 22:1–4; Exodus 23:4–5; Philippians 2:4

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