Quotes about Responsibility
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
— Deuteronomy 21:18
his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,
— Deuteronomy 21:19
and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
— Deuteronomy 21:20
If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
— Deuteronomy 22:1
If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
— Deuteronomy 22:2
And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
— Deuteronomy 22:3
If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
— Deuteronomy 22:4
You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
— Deuteronomy 22:7
If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
— Deuteronomy 22:8
Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.
— Deuteronomy 22:18
They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
— Deuteronomy 22:19
you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.
— Deuteronomy 22:24