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Quotes About Ethics

Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.
~ Job 35:8
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
~ Psalm 15:5
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
~ Psalm 34:13
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
~ Psalm 37:21
Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
~ Psalm 106:3
and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
~ Proverbs 1:3
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
~ Proverbs 11:1
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
~ Proverbs 12:10
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
~ Proverbs 16:8
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
~ Proverbs 16:11
A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
~ Proverbs 17:8
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
~ Proverbs 17:15
A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
~ Proverbs 17:23
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
~ Proverbs 17:26
Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
~ Proverbs 20:10
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
~ Proverbs 20:23
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
~ Proverbs 21:3
Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
~ Proverbs 21:15
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
~ Proverbs 22:16
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
~ Proverbs 22:22
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
~ Proverbs 23:10
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
~ Proverbs 24:23
so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
~ Proverbs 26:19
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
~ Proverbs 28:16