Bible Verses About The Ten Commandments
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for the ten commandments, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,470 votes, led by Exodus 20:1-26. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:1-26119 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Exodus 20:1-1788 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Exodus 20:377 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:1474 votes
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:771 votes
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 20:1271 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:1369 votes
Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 34:2868 votes
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Exodus 20:1561 votes
Thou shalt not steal.
Exodus 20:1761 votes
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
John 14:1557 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:6-2156 votes
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 10:456 votes
And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.
Exodus 20:155 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Deuteronomy 5:1-3354 votes
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
Romans 13:954 votes
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Deuteronomy 4:1352 votes
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Exodus 20:1647 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Exodus 20:8-1144 votes
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Romans 13:8-1044 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Exodus 20:242 votes
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 6:542 votes
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Exodus 31:1840 votes
And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Matthew 5:1740 votes
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Exodus 20:839 votes
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
What does the Bible say about the ten commandments?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:1-26 on the subject of the ten commandments. Across 5,470 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:1-17, Exodus 20:3, Exodus 20:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.