Sefer HaMitzvos

מצות לא תעשה רס״ו

Day 253 of 339

Negative Mitzvah 266

It is forbidden to envy other people's possessions

Deuteronomy 5:18 "You shall not desire your neighbor's house"

We are commanded not to be jealous or envious of other people's belongings.

The word "house" includes all that which belongs to another person.

The difference between the previous Negative Mitzvah (265) and this Negative Mitzvah is that, this Negative Mitzvah forbids us to be jealous or envious of something that belongs to another person.

The previous Negative Mitzvah forbids us to try to purchase or gain an object that we desire which belongs to another person.