Date: Jul. 1, 2026
Question
What does the ninth commandment forbid?
Answer
The ninth commandment forbids anything that gets in the way of the truth or injures anyone's reputation.
Reference Passages
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
16 There are six things that the LORD hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”
