Quotes about Morality
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
— Genesis 34:14
But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
— Genesis 34:31
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
— Genesis 35:22
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
— Genesis 38:7
But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
— Genesis 38:9
What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.
— Genesis 38:10
Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
— Genesis 38:16
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
— Genesis 38:24
Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
— Genesis 38:26
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
— Genesis 39:7
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
— Genesis 39:9
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