--- title: "5 Ten commandments Quotes By Dennis Prager" description: "5 Ten commandments quotes by Dennis Prager. Plus more from Dennis Prager and more Ten commandments sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/dennis-prager-631_commandment_the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-n_511456.jpg" --- > [“The next time you hear someone cite, ‘Do not kill’ when quoting the sixth commandment, gently but firmly explain that it actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-not-kill-when-quoting-the/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/dennis-prager-631_commandment_the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-n_511456.jpg) > [“The Hebrew original does not say, ‘Do not kill.’ It says, ‘Do not murder.’ Both Hebrew and English have two words for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-hebrew-original-does-not-say-do-not-kill-it-says-do-not-murder/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/dennis-prager-631_creativity_the-hebrew-original-does-not-say-do-not_703184.jpg) > [“The Hebrew original does not say, ‘Do not kill.’ It says, ‘Do not murder.’ Both Hebrew and English have two words for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-hebrew-original-does-not-say-do-not-kill-it-says-do-not-murder-2/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/dennis-prager-631_creativity_the-hebrew-original-does-not-say-do-not_1283710.jpg) > [“Neither the Ten Commandments nor the Bible elsewhere commands us to love our parents. This is particularly striking given that the Bible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/neither-the-ten-commandments-nor-the-bible-elsewhere-commands-us-to/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/dennis-prager-631_bible_neither-the-ten-commandments-nor-the-bib_2650399.jpg) > [“So why did the King James translation of the Bible use the word ‘kill’ rather than ‘murder’? Because four hundred years ago…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/so-why-did-the-king-james-translation-of-the-bible-use-the-word-kill/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/dennis-prager-631_bible_so-why-did-the-king-james-translation-of_2655791.jpg) ## Other authors on Ten commandments - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roy-moore-81524.jpg) Roy Moore 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ten-commandments/roy-moore/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-randall-terry-77238.jpg) Randall Terry 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ten-commandments/randall-terry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cecil-b-demille-21776.jpg) Cecil B. DeMille 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ten-commandments/cecil-b-demille/) ## More by Dennis Prager > [It is extremely difficult to do anything constructive, let alone deep, on daily commercial television, especially on a talk show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/it-is-extremely-difficult-to-do-anything-constructive-let-alone-deep/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [Nothing more guarantees the erosion of character than getting something for nothing. In the liberal welfare state, one develops an entitlement mentality. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/nothing-more-guarantees-the-erosion-of-character-than-getting/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [The biggest battle in life is with yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-biggest-battle-in-life-is-with-yourself/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [The problem for the Left, however, is that the moment it stops painting the Right as vile, it has to argue the issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-problem-for-the-left-however-is-that-the-moment-it-stops-painting/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [The Left will destroy what is good to try to make what is perfect. That is the motto of the Left](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-left-will-destroy-what-is-good-to-try-to-make-what-is-perfect/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [“The poor who commit murder, rape and robbery are not only not starving, they have far more material things than the word ‘poverty’ suggests.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-poor-who-commit-murder-rape-and-robbery-are-not-only-not-starving/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [“When it comes to fighting evil, the left is almost pacifist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/when-it-comes-to-fighting-evil-the-left-is-almost-pacifist/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run in a district where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/when-you-are-guaranteed-you-will-win-you-can-take-very-inflammatory/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/america-not-keith-ellison-decides-what-book-a-congressman-takes-his/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [ If they \[liberals\] didn't believe we were mean spirited they couldn't stay liberal. They have to believe they mean better than us, but we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/if-they-liberals-didn-t-believe-we-were-mean-spirited-they-couldn-t/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [“From Marx until today, victim groups have played an indispensable role in Leftist success. Without victim groups, the Left cannot succeed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/from-marx-until-today-victim-groups-have-played-an-indispensable-role/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [Good and happy people who believe in God are the greatest living arguments for God's existence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/good-and-happy-people-who-believe-in-god-are-the-greatest-living/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [Leftism and narcissism are almost synonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/leftism-and-narcissism-are-almost-synonymous/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [Humility is a fantastic trait and is one of the most important things we can have](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/humility-is-a-fantastic-trait-and-is-one-of-the-most-important-things/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) > [There is no limit to suffering human beings have been willing to inflict on others, no matter how innocent, no matter how young, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/there-is-no-limit-to-suffering-human-beings-have-been-willing-to/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ten-commandments/dennis-prager/#itemlist", "name": "5 Ten commandments Quotes By Dennis Prager", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The next time you hear someone cite, ‘Do not kill’ when quoting the sixth commandment, gently but firmly explain that it actually says, ‘Do not murder.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dennis Prager" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-not-kill-when-quoting-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/dennis-prager-631_commandment_the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-n_511456.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/dennis-prager-631_commandment_the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-n_511456.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/dennis-prager-631_commandment_the-next-time-you-hear-someone-cite-do-n_511456.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The next time you hear someone cite, ‘Do not kill’ when quoting the sixth commandment, gently but firmly…” — Dennis Prager", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Hebrew original does not say, ‘Do not kill.’ It says, ‘Do not murder.’ Both Hebrew and English have two words for taking a life—one is “kill” (harag, , in Hebrew) and the other is “murder” (ratsach, , in Hebrew). 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