Q145
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 neighbours, as well as our own,863 especially in public judicature;864 giving false evidence,865 suborning false witnesses,866 wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth;867 passing unjust sentence,868 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;869 forgery,870 concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause,871 and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves,872 or complaint to others;873 speaking the truth unseasonably,874 or maliciously to a wrong end,875 or perverting it to a wrong meaning,876 or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice;877 speaking untruth,878 lying,879 slandering,880 backbiting,881 detracting,882 tale-bearing,883 whispering,884 scoffing,885 reviling,886 rash,887 harsh,888 and partial censuring;889 misconstructing intentions, words, and actions;890 flattering,891 vainglorious boasting,892 thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others;893 denying the gifts and graces of God;894 aggravating smaller faults;895 hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession;896 unnecessary discovering of infirmities;897 raising false rumours,898 receiving and countenancing evil reports,899 and stopping our ears against just defence;900 evil suspicion;901 envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any,902 endeavouring or desiring to impair it,903 rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy;904 scornful contempt,905 fond admiration;906 breach of lawful promises;907 neglecting such things as are of good report,908 and practising, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.909
Scripture Proofs
864
1 Samuel 17:282 Samuel 16:32 Samuel 1:9-102 Samuel 1:15-16
865
Leviticus 19:15Habakkuk 1:4
866
Proverbs 19:5Proverbs 6:16Proverbs 6:19
867
Acts 6:13
868
Jeremiah 9:3Jeremiah 9:5Acts 24:2Acts 24:5Psalm 12:3-4Psalm 52:1-4
869
Proverbs 17:151 Kings 21:9-14
870
Isaiah 5:23
871
Psalm 119:69Luke 19:8Luke 16:5-7
872
Leviticus 5:1Deuteronomy 13:8Acts 5:3Acts 5:8-92 Timothy 4:6
873
1 Kings 1:6Leviticus 19:17
874
Isaiah 59:4
875
Proverbs 29:11
876
1 Samuel 22:9-10Psalm 52:1-5
877
Psalm 56:5John 2:19Matthew 26:60-61
878
Genesis 3:5Genesis 26:7Genesis 26:9
879
Isaiah 59:13
880
Leviticus 19:11Colossians 3:9
881
Psalm 50:20
882
James 4:11Jeremiah 38:4
883
Leviticus 19:19
884
Romans 1:29-30
885
Genesis 21:9Galatians 4:29
886
1 Corinthians 6:10
887
Matthew 7:1
888
Acts 28:4
889
Genesis 38:24Romans 2:1
890
Nehemiah 6:6-8Romans 3:8Psalm 69:101 Samuel 1:13-152 Samuel 10:3
891
Psalm 12:2-3
892
2 Timothy 3:2
893
Luke 18:9Luke 18:11Romans 12:161 Corinthians 4:6Acts 12:22Exodus 4:10-14
894
Job 27:5-6Job 4:6
895
Matthew 7:3-5
896
Proverbs 28:13Proverbs 30:20Genesis 3:12-13Jeremiah 2:352 Kings 5:25Genesis 4:9
897
Genesis 9:22Proverbs 25:9-10
898
Exodus 23:1
899
Proverbs 29:12
900
Acts 7:56-57Job 31:13-14
901
1 Corinthians 13:51 Timothy 6:4
902
Numbers 11:29Matthew 21:15
903
Ezra 4:12-13
904
Jeremiah 48:27
905
Psalm 35:15-16Psalm 35:21Matthew 27:28-29
906
Jude 16Acts 12:22
907
Romans 1:312 Timothy 3:3
908
1 Samuel 2:24
909
2 Samuel 13:12-13Proverbs 5:8-9Proverbs 6:33