Commandments Eight, Nine and Ten

    'Thou shalt not bear  false witness' 

1.   What does this Commandment forbid?

   ~   False  testimony and lies 

   ~   Rash judgment

   ~   Calumny (slander or false statements) 

   ~   Detraction (needlessly revealing faults)

   ~   Gossip and harmful speech in general

2.  If you have injured someone  by words, what must you do? 

Restore his good name as far as possible. 
  'Thou shalt not covet  thy neighbor's wife' 

3.  What is forbidden? 

    Willful consent to impure thoughts and desires, and pleasures of the flesh. 

4.  What sins commonly lead to the breaking of the  sixth and ninth Commandments?

 ~  Gluttony and intemperance 

 ~ Idleness  and bad company 

 ~ Neglect of prayer

5. Are all unchaste or impure thoughts sinful? 

    Yes,  if they are 'willful' (enjoyed and not resisted). 

    'Thou shalt not covet thy  neighbour's goods' 


6.  What does this Commandment forbid? 

    All envious and  covetous thoughts and desires for what belongs to our neighbor.