Quotes about Ethics
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
— Proverbs 28:24
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
— Proverbs 29:7
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
— Proverbs 29:27
Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
— Proverbs 30:10
This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
— Proverbs 30:20
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
— Ecclesiastes 3:16
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
— Ecclesiastes 7:7
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
— Isaiah 1:23
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
— Isaiah 3:15
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
— Isaiah 5:20
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
— Isaiah 5:23
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
— Isaiah 10:1