Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother." — Mark 10:19 (ASV)
Defraud not. Do not take away your neighbour's property by fraud or dishonesty. To cheat or defraud supposes a covetous desire of a neighbour's property, and is usually attended with falsehood or false witness against a neighbour in obtaining it. It is thus a violation of the ninth and tenth commandments; and our Saviour very properly, therefore, condensed the two, and expressed their substance in this—not to defraud. It is, besides, expressly forbidden in Leviticus 19:13—Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour.