Quotes about Responsibility
But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
— Deuteronomy 22:25
then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
— Deuteronomy 22:29
And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
— Deuteronomy 23:13
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
— Deuteronomy 23:19
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
— Deuteronomy 23:21
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
— Deuteronomy 23:22
If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
— Deuteronomy 24:5
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
— Deuteronomy 24:6
When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.
— Deuteronomy 24:10
You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.
— Deuteronomy 24:11
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
— Deuteronomy 24:12
You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
— Deuteronomy 24:15