Answer: The duties required in the Sixth Commandment are, all careful studies, and lawful endeavors, to preserve the life of ourselves₁ and others₂ by resisting all thoughts and purposes₃, subduing all passions₄, and avoiding all occasions₅, temptations₆, and practices, which tend to the unjust taking away the life of any₇; by just defense thereof against violence₈, patient bearing of the hand of God₉, quietness of mind₁₀, cheerfulness of spirit₁₁; a sober use of meat₁₂, drink₁₃, physical₁₄, sleep₁₅, labour₁₆, and recreations₁₇; by charitable thoughts₁₈, love₁₉, compassion₂₀, meekness, gentleness, kindness₂₁; peaceable₂₂, mild and courteous speeches and behavior₂₃; forbearance, readiness to be reconciled, patient bearing and forgiving of injuries, and requiting good for evil₂₄; comforting and succoring the distressed, and protecting and defending the innocent.₂₅

1. Eph 5:28–29;
2. 1 Kgs 18:4;
3. Jer 26:15–16; Acts 23:12, 16–17, 21, 27;
4. Eph 4:26–27;
5. 2 Sam 2:22; Dt 22:8;
6. Mt 4:6–7; Prov 1:10–11, 15–16;
7. 1 Sam 24:12; 26:9–11; Gen 37:21–22;
8. Ps 82:4; Prov 24:11–12; 1 Sam 14:45;
9. Jas 5:7–11; Heb 12:9;
10. 1 Th 4:11; 1 Pet 3:3–4; Ps 37:8–11;
11. Prov 17:22;
12. Prov 25:16, 27;
13. 1 Tim 5:23;
14. Isa 38:21;
15. Ps 127:2;
16. Eccl 5:12; 2 Th 3:10, 12; Prov 16:26;
17. Eccl 3:4, 11;
18. 1 Sam 19:4–5; 22:13–14;
19. Rom 13:10;
20. Lk 10:33–34;
21. Col 3:12–13;
22. Jas 3:17;
23. 1 Pet 3:8–11; Prov 15:1; Judg 8:1–3;
24. Mt 5:24; Eph 4:2, 32; Rom 12:17, 20–21;
25. 1 Th 5:14; Job 31:19–20; Mt 25:35–36; Prov 31:8–9