Quotes about Ethics
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
- Genesis 39:10
She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
- Genesis 39:12
You shall not murder.
- Exodus 20:13
You shall not steal.
- Exodus 20:15
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Exodus 20:16
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
- Exodus 20:17
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
- Exodus 21:4
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
- Exodus 21:8
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
- Exodus 21:9
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
- Exodus 21:16
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:17
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
- Exodus 21:20