Lying. Anger towards others. Stealing. These are all sins that the Ten Commandments spelled out, and which Jesus exposed as motives in our thoughts even without the outward acts. Instead, He desires us to speak what is true, to deal with anger and seek forgiveness to be reconciled with each other as He did for us in Christ on the cross, and to work to even give to others instead of taking wrongly only for our own desires. This is doing no harm to each other, which is the second great command - to love each other.
Ephesians 4:25-28
25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
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