AC 8906

Thou shalt not steal.
(Exodus 20:13)

That this signifies that no one's spiritual goods
must be taken away from him,
and that those things which belong to the Lord
are not to be attributed to self,
is evident from the signification of "stealing,"
as being to take away spiritual goods from anyone.
That this is signified by "stealing,"
is because riches and wealth in the spiritual sense
are the knowledges of good and truth,
in general all those things which are of faith and charity,
that is, which are of spiritual life in man.
Wherefore to take these things away from anyone
is "to steal" in the spiritual sense.
And because all spiritual goods,
that is, all things of faith and charity,
are from the Lord alone,
and absolutely nothing from man,
therefore by "stealing" is also signified
to attribute to oneself what belongs to the Lord.

AC 8908
Thou shalt not answer against thy neighbor
the witness of a lie.
(Exodus 20:13)

That this signifies that good is not to be called evil,
nor truth falsity; thus conversely,
neither is evil to be called good, nor falsity truth,
is evident from the signification of "the witness of a lie,"
as being the confirmation of falsity.
"To answer against a neighbor"
denotes to speak in such manner against anyone;
for by "neighbor" is signified every man,
and specifically everyone who is in good,
and in the abstract sense, good itself.
Consequently
"thou shalt not answer against thy neighbor
the witness of a lie,"
in the internal sense denotes
not to say to anyone what is false,
that is, to say that what is good is evil,
and what is true is false, or the converse.

AC 8910

Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house,
thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife,
and his manservant, and his maidservant,
and his ox, and his ass,
and anything that is thy neighbor's.
(Exodus 20:14)

That this signifies that one must beware
of the love of self and of the world,
lest the evils which are
contained in the preceding commandments
become of the will and so come forth,
is evident from the signification of "coveting",
as being to will from an evil love.
That "coveting" has this signification,
is because all concupiscence is of some love;
for nothing is coveted unless it is loved,
and therefore concupiscence [or "coveting"]
is the continuous of love,
in this case of the love of self or of the world . . ..
Love itself belongs to the other part of the mind,
which is called the will,
for whatever a man loves he wills;
but concupiscence belongs
to both the will and the understanding,
though it is properly of the will in the understanding.
From all this it is evident what it is that by the words,
"thou shalt not covet the things that are thy neighbor's,"
is signified that one must beware
lest they become of the will;
for the things which become of the will
are appropriated to the man,
because the will is the man himself.

AC 8912

It must also be explained briefly
what is meant in the internal sense
by the things here mentioned, namely,
"house," "wife," "manservant," "maidservant,"
"ox," and "ass," which are not to be coveted.
They are all the goods and truths of faith in one complex,
which are not to be taken away from anyone,
and to which no injury is to be done;
and they are the same things which in the internal sense
are signified by "keeping the Sabbath day holy,"
"honoring father and mother," "not killing,"
"not committing adultery," "not stealing,"
"not bearing false witness,"
all which things have been shown above
to be in the internal sense
such as are of love and faith.
By "house" is meant all good in general;
by "wife," all truth in general;
by "manservant," the affection of spiritual truth;
by "maidservant," the affection of spiritual good;
by "ox," the affection of natural good;
and by "ass," the affection of natural truth.
These are the things which are "not to be coveted,"
that is, which are not to be taken away from anyone,
or to which harm must not be done.