Quotes About Morality

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.

A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.