Quotes About Morality

If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighborís house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.

But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.

If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.

You must not allow a sorceress to live.

Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.

You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

If you encounter your enemyís stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

You shall make no molten gods for yourselves.

or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,

Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

You must not have sexual relations with your fatherís wife; it would dishonor your father.

You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your fatherís daughter or your motherís daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

You must not have sexual relations with your sonís daughter or your daughterís daughter, for that would shame your family.

You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your fatherís wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

You must not have sexual relations with your fatherís sister; she is your fatherís close relative.

You must not have sexual relations with your motherís sister, for she is your motherís close relative.

You must not dishonor your fatherís brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.