Quotes about Responsibility
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
— Proverbs 23:30
If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
— Proverbs 24:12
Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
— Proverbs 24:24
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
— Proverbs 24:30
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
— Proverbs 24:33
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
— Proverbs 26:14
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
— Proverbs 26:27
Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
— Proverbs 27:13
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
— Proverbs 27:18
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
— Proverbs 27:23
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
— Proverbs 28:3
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
— Proverbs 28:17