'Men Of Old' in the Bible

"You have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You must not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.'

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You must not swear falsely, but you must perform your oaths as a religious duty.'

For by it the men of old won God's approval.

For this is the way the pious women of olden times, who set their hope on God, used to adorn themselves.