Which of the following is a direct expression of coveting?

• A. Honesty
• B. Coveting/desiring what belongs to another person
• C. Charity
• D. Humility

Answer: (B)

Coveting tests the inward, disordered desire for what belongs to someone else. A direct expression of coveting is when that desire is openly directed at obtaining another person’s possessions, showing a motive to possess what isn’t yours rather than simply admiring it in a healthy way. The option that says coveting/desiring what belongs to another person Names this exact motive, matching how coveting is treated in the moral life as a disordered inner want. In contrast, honesty, charity, and humility point to virtuous dispositions—truth-telling, love in action, and recognizing one’s dependence on God—which do not express a wish to take someone else’s goods.