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Question Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism

Question Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism - answer with proof texts
Q. 145. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence; suborning false witnesses; wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause; out-facing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust sentence; 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; forgery; concealing the truth; undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice; speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting, tale-bearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vain-glorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession; unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false rumours, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears against just defence; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any, endeavouring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt; fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report; and practicing or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.
  • 1 Samuel 17:28.
  • 2 Samuel 1:9,10,15,16.
  • 2 Samuel 16:3.
  • Leviticus 19:15.
  • Habakkuk 1:4.
  • Proverbs 6:16,19.
  • Proverbs 19:5.
  • Acts 6:13.
  • Jeremiah 9:3,5.
  • Acts 24:2,5.
  • Psalms 3:1-4.
  • Psalms 12:3,4.
  • Proverbs 17:15.
  • 1 Kings 21:9-14.
  • Isaiah 5:23.
  • Psalms 119:69.
  • Luke 16:5-7.
  • Luke 19:8.
  • Leviticus 5:1.
  • Acts 5:3,8,9.
  • 2 Timothy 4:6.
  • 1 Kings 1:6.
  • Leviticus 19:17.
  • Isaiah 59:4.
  • Proverbs 29:11.
  • 1 Samuel 22:9,10.
  • Psalms 52:1.
  • Psalms 56:5.
  • John 2:19.
  • Matthew 26:60,61.
  • Genesis 3:5.
  • Genesis 26:7,9.
  • Isaiah 59:13.
  • Leviticus 19:11.
  • Colossians 3:9.
  • Psalms 50:20.
  • Psalms 15:3.
  • James 4:11.
  • Jeremiah 38:4.
  • Leviticus 19:16.
  • Romans 1:29,30.
  • Genesis 21:9.
  • Galatians 4:29.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:10.
  • Matthew 7:1.
  • Acts 28:4.
  • Genesis 38:24.
  • Romans 2:1.
  • Nehemiah 6:6-8.
  • Romans 3:8.
  • Psalms 69:10.
  • 1 Samuel 1:13-15.
  • 2 Samuel 10:3.
  • Psalms 12:2,3.
  • 2 Timothy 3:2.
  • Luke 18:9,11.
  • Romans 12:16.
  • 1 Corinthians 4:6.
  • Acts 12:22.
  • Exodus 4:10-14.
  • Job 4:6.
  • Job 27:5,6.
  • Matthew 7:3-5.
  • Proverbs 28:13.
  • Proverbs 30:20.
  • Genesis 3:12,13.
  • Genesis 4:9.
  • Jeremiah 2:35.
  • 2 Kings 5:25.
  • Genesis 9:22.
  • Proverbs 25:9,10.
  • Exodus 23:1.
  • Proverbs 29:12.
  • Acts 7:56,57.
  • Job 31:13,14.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:5.
  • 1 Timothy 6:4.
  • Numbers 11:29.
  • Matthew 21:15.
  • Ezra 4:12,13.
  • Jeremiah 48:27.
  • Psalms 35:15,16,21.
  • Matthew 27:28,29.
  • Jude 1:16.
  • Acts 12:22.
  • Romans 1:31.
  • 2 Timothy 3:3.
  • 1 Samuel 2:24.
  • 2 Samuel 13:12,13.
  • Proverbs 5:8,9.
  • Proverbs 6:33.

Summary of Christian Duties

Question Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism

Question Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment? of the Westminster Larger Catechism - answer with proof texts
  1. Q. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
  2. Q. What did God at first reveal unto man as the rule of his obedience?
  3. Q. What is the moral law?
  4. Q. Is there any use of the moral law to man since the fall?
  5. Q. Of what use is the moral law to all men?
  6. Q. What particular use is there of the moral law to unregenerate men?
  7. Q. What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?
  8. Q. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
  9. Q. What rules are to be observed for the right understanding of the ten commandments?
  10. Q. What special things are we to consider in the ten commandments?
  11. Q. What is the preface to the ten commandments?
  12. Q. What is the sum of the four commandments which contain our duty to God?
  13. Q. Which is the first commandment?
  14. Q. What are the duties required in the first commandment?
  15. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the first commandment?
  16. Q. What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first commandment?
  17. Q. Which is the second commandment?
  18. Q. What are the duties required in the second commandment?
  19. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the second commandment?
  20. Q. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it?
  21. Q. Which is the third commandment?
  22. Q. What is required in the third commandment?
  23. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
  24. Q. What reasons are annexed to the third commandment?
  25. Q. What is the fourth commandment?
  26. Q. What is required in the fourth commandment?
  27. Q. How is the sabbath or the Lord's day to be sanctified?
  28. Q. Why is the charge of keeping the sabbath more specially directed to governors of families and other superiors?
  29. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?
  30. Q. What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it?
  31. Q. Why is the word remember set in the beginning of the fourth commandment?
  32. Q. What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?
  33. Q. Which is the fifth commandment?
  34. Q. Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment?
  35. Q. Why are superiors styled father and mother?
  36. Q. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?
  37. Q. What is the honor that inferiors owe to their superiors?
  38. Q. What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors?
  39. Q. What is required of superiors towards their inferiors?
  40. Q. What are the sins of superiors?
  41. Q. What are the duties of equals?
  42. Q. What are the sins of equals?
  43. Q. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?
  44. Q. Which is the sixth commandment?
  45. Q. What are the duties required in the sixth commandment?
  46. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment?
  47. Q. Which is the seventh commandment?
  48. Q. What are the duties required in the seventh commandment?
  49. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?
  50. Q. Which is the eighth commandment?
  51. Q. What are the duties required in the eighth commandment?
  52. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?
  53. Q. Which is the ninth commandment?
  54. Q. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?
  55. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
  56. Q. Which is the tenth commandment?
  57. Q. What are the duties required in the tenth commandment?
  58. Q. What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment?