Quotes About Morality

Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!

Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ëDo not murderí and ëAnyone who murders will be subject to judgment.í

You have heard that it was said, ëDo not commit adultery.í

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

It has also been said, ëWhoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.í

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is Godís throne;

Simply let your ëYesí be ëYes,í and your ëNo,í ëNo.í Anything more comes from the evil one.

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?

But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.