Quotes about Integrity

A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

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.

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”