I would like to break the chain of thought here a little about coveting. In our day and age, our wives and our daughters are asked to dress modestly as a sign that they are daughters of their Heavenly Father. But another reason is for the men around them. I heard a radio program about a month ago that spoke on the subject of modesty. The husband of the speaker confessed to her that men have the ability to see cladly dressed and immodest women throughout the day, and fantasize about them at any given time. I believe that it's these fantasizes that come under the realms of coveting in our day and age, something that we need to be very careful of.
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gen 6:5
for this reason we should Cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinth 10:5
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