"Thou shalt not covet" is the most common translation of one of the Ten Commandments or Decalogue, which are widely understood as moral imperatives by legal scholars, Jewish scholars, Catholic scholars, and Protestant scholars.

What does it mean to coveted?

transitive verb. 1 : to wish for earnestly covet an award. 2 : to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably The king's brother coveted the throne. intransitive verb. : to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another.

What does Do not covet thy neighbor's wife mean?

If the word covet sounds familiar, you're thinking of the Tenth Commandment: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." Basically this means you should be happy with your ...