Quotes About Morality

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.