Quotes about Morality
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
Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
— Habakkuk 2:15
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
— Zechariah 7:10
True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
— Malachi 2:6
So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
— Matthew 5:19
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
— Matthew 5:27
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
— Matthew 5:28
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
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
— Matthew 5:32
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
— Matthew 5:46