The 10 Commandments in Bible vs Quran: Scripture Comparison

The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship

The commandments play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, dishonesty, and adultery.

Islam acknowledges the basic prohibitions given in the Ten Commandments. After all, God is one and His message to mankind has been consistent throughout time.

Listed below are the Ten Commandments along with similar verses found in the Quran.

1. You shall have no other GODS before Me

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

EXODUS 20:3

And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him

QURAN 17:23

2. You shall not have any false idols

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth

EXODUS 20:4

And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path. Say, Enjoy yourselves, for indeed, your destination is the Fire

QURAN 14:30

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

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 20:7

[The Prophet] has said, My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that (blasphemy) which you describe

QURAN 21:112

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

EXODUS 20:8

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade

QURAN 62:9

5. Honor your father and your mother

Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

EXODUS 20:12

And to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word

QURAN 17:23

6. You shall not murder

Thou shalt not kill.

EXODUS 20:13

You shall not take life, which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law

QURAN 6:151

7. You shall not commit adultery

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

EXODUS 20:14

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse (Adultery). Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way

QURAN 17:32

8. You shall not steal

Thou shalt not steal.

EXODUS 20:15

And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.)

QURAN 2:188

9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

EXODUS 20:16

And if you give your word, do it justice, even if a near relative is concerned; and fulfill your obligations before God

QURAN 6:152

10. You shall not covet your neighbours house; your neighbours wife, or anything that belongs to your neighbours

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.

EXODUS 20:17

And to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess

QURAN 4:36

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Say, We believe in God and what was sent down to us, and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses, Jesus and all the Prophets by their Lord
Quran 2:136

Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
John 14:6

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I
John 14:28

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord
Deuteronomy 6:4

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs)
Quran 42:11

O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah
Quran 3:64

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me
John 5:30

Indeed, We have revealed to you, (O Muhammad), as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book (of Psalms)
Quran 4:163

Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light. And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession
Quran 25:61

He (Jesus) Himself stood in their midst and said to them, Peace be to you
Luke 24:36

O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, God forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Quran 39: 53

Indeed, man is in loss, except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and advise one another to truth and patience
Quran 103:1-3

The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord
Mark 12:29

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God
John 20:17

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew 27:46

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
John 13:16

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind
Matthew 22:37

By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
John 5:30

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 5:19

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me
Isaiah 49:9

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