The tenth commandment, as recorded in Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21, prohibits desiring or coveting what belongs to others, recognizing the destructive nature of such desires. The apostle Paul, in Romans 7:7, acknowledges the significance of this commandment, highlighting its role in revealing the sinfulness of humanity. Furthermore, the New Testament warnings against coveting, such as in 1 Timothy 6:10, emphasize the dangers of allowing greed and discontent to take root in the heart. As Romans 13:9 teaches, loving one's neighbor as oneself is closely tied to not coveting what belongs to them.
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You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.