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title: "Question 74: What is required in the eighth commandment? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 74: What is required in the eighth commandment? The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.Sc"
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# Question 74: What is required in the eighth commandment? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

The eighth commandment requireth the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others.

Scripture proofs: Gen. 30:30; 1 Tim. 5:8; Lev. 25:35; Deut. 22:1-5; Ex. 23:4-5; Gen. 47:14, 20.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=168)

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- [Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 19: Of the Law of God](https://ctkrp.org/confession/chapter-19-law-of-god/)
- [Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 39: What is the duty which God requireth of man?](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-39-what-is-the-duty-which-god-requireth-of-man/)
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