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Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 78

What is forbidden in the ninth commandment?

Read, reflect, and return to the Scriptures.

The ninth commandment forbiddeth whatsoever is prejudicial to truth, or injurious to our own or our neighbor’s good name.

Scripture proofs: 1 Sam. 17:28; Lev. 19:16; Ps. 15:3.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, C-10.