On the downside, I usually have to sing the song in order to remember them. Meet Sam, the straitlaced computer-science major from Brigham Young University. On the upside, I know the names of all the books in the Bible. I also know songs listing all the books in the Old Testament and New Testament. You know you want that hen.) – Thou shalt not covetĪdmittedly, some of these are better than others, but it’s worked pretty well for me, though I do find I need to review it once in a while, lest I forget it. It isn’t especially important to know the order of the 10 commandments, but I thought it was fun, so here it is (paraphrased) The mnemonic is the rhyming word right after the number, in parenthesis is any explanatory information, and in italics is the commandment (also paraphrased):ġ – none – Thou Shalt have no other Gods before meĢ – zoo – (Imagine the statues of animals at the zoo) – Thou shalt not make any graven imageģ – tree – (Imagine the veins in the leaf of a tree) – Thou shalt not take the name of they Lord in vainĤ – door – (A door has a doorknob, which has a keyhole) – Thou shalt keep the Sabbath day holyĥ – drive – (Your parents taught you how to drive) – Thou shalt honor they father and motherĦ – sticks – (Don’t hit people with sticks) – Thou shalt not killħ – heaven – (Adulterers won’t go to heaven) – Thou shalt not commit adulteryĨ – gate – (People build a gate around their house to keep thieves out ) – Thou shalt not stealĩ – lyin’ – (God knows if you’re lying) – Thou shalt not bear false witnessġ0 – hen – (Your neighbor has a really awesome hen. Several years ago, I found this cool mnemonic device for remembering the order of the 10 commandments.
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