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DA47
Not Deceiving Our Neighbor

DA47

We are not to deceive our neighbor.

Category: Neighbours & Brothers

Type: Negative

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Not specified

Literal Application: Not specified

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • 2 Corinthians 4:2
  • 1 Peter 2:1
  • 1 Peter 3:10
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Colossians 2:8
  • Ephesians 4:25
  • Ephesians 5:6
  • 2 Peter 2:13
  • Romans 3:13
  • Romans 16:18
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Jeremiah 17:9
  • Proverbs 24:28
  • Psalms 24:4
  • Psalms 35:20
  • Psalms 43:1
  • Psalms 119:29

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

This Mitzvah , to not deceive our neighbor, is an obvious extension of the Mitzvah to love our neighbor. There are, nevertheless, exceptions; they are when deception is allowed or even used by God to achieve godly ends such as saving a life, testing us, or avoiding injustice. One such case is in Genesis 20:2 where, in order to protect his wife Sarah, Abraham lied to Avimelekh, telling him that Sarah was his sister. Another case is Joshua 2:1 (and verses following), where Y’hoshua son of Num secretly sent spies to inspect land in the vicinity of (and including) Yericho in order to determine if it was safe for the Israelites to go there. A third case is in 1 Samuel 19:13-17 where, in order to prevent Saul from killing David, Michal told Saul that David was sick, whereas the truth was that David had escaped and was fleeing. God warns us against spiritual deception, but He sometimes allows it in order to test us. Such was the case where God allowed Satan to tempt and deceive Eve, and Eve did likewise to Adam. They failed the test, and we are paying for it.


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