Ninth Commandment

American  

noun

1. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.

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Example Sentences

The former state solicitor general therefore should be familiar with the Ninth Commandment: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea that deception is wrong can probably be dated to the Bible, and the ninth commandment: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour".

From BBC

To gain a clear distinction between the ninth and tenth commandments on this scheme it has usually been felt to be necessary to follow the Deuteronomic text, and make the ninth commandment, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife.2 As few scholars will now claim priority for the text of Deuteronomy, this division may be viewed as exploded.

From Project Gutenberg

If he should bring a railing accusation against me, let him remember that there is a ninth commandment which "forbiddeth anything that is injurious to our own or our neighbor's good name."

From Project Gutenberg

This bird was taught to pronounce the ninth commandment,—'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour,' with a very clear, loud, articulate voice.

From Project Gutenberg