Quotes about Responsibility
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
— Numbers 35:33
At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
— Deuteronomy 1:9
But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?
— Deuteronomy 1:12
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
— Deuteronomy 1:17
And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.
— Deuteronomy 1:18
He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.
— Deuteronomy 5:3
You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.
— Deuteronomy 6:17
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
— Deuteronomy 8:19
See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—
— Deuteronomy 11:26
and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
— Deuteronomy 12:19
Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
— Deuteronomy 13:9
And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
— Deuteronomy 14:27