The Tenth Commandment is unique because it does not address an overt action but one’s intention. Yet coveting is the root of all disobedience, and this command logically precedes the rest of the Ten. The desires of the heart always precede overt behaviors (Mark 7:20–23). The degree of compliance to the Tenth Commandment is a defining gauge of the level of maturity of one’s personal relationship with God. The Tenth Commandment could therefore be viewed as the interpreting clause of all the Ten Commandments. Let’s understand from the passage and related verses how to battle this root of many other sins in all of us.