The tablets of stone also contained such timeless principles as “honor your father and your mother ” and“ you must not steal, ” as well as the profoundly insightful law against coveting what belongs to others. ​ — Ex.
كَمَا تَضَمَّنَ لَوْحَا ٱلْحَجَرِ مَبَادِئَ تَتَخَطَّى حُدُودَ ٱلزَّمَنِ مِثْلَ « أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ » وَ « لَا تَسْرِقْ » ،‏ فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱلسَّدِيدَةِ ٱلَّتِي تَنْهَى عَنِ ٱشْتِهَاءِ مَا هُوَ لِلْغَيْرِ .‏ —‏ خر ٢٠ :‏ ​ ٥ ،‏ ٦ ،‏ ١٢ ،‏ ١٥ ،‏ ١٧‏ .‏