12 Bible Verses about Affirmative Action

Let your word be 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no.' More than this is from the evil one.

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

"Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law."

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me.

Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes -- from their sons or from foreigners?"

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.