Quotes about Ethics
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
— Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
— Habakkuk 2:12
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
— Matthew 5:21
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
— Matthew 5:27
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
— Matthew 5:29
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
— Matthew 5:30
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
— Matthew 7:12
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
— Matthew 12:12
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
— Matthew 19:18
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
— Matthew 23:4
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
— Matthew 23:24
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
— Mark 3:4