71 Bible Verses about ethics, social

Justice will exalt a nation: and sin a reproach to nations.

The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God. And as the light of the morning the sun will rise: the morning not dense; from the shining of the rain bringing forth herbage from the earth.

And now be circumspect, ye and be silent Silence. Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the chosen lest he shall be angry, and ye perish in the way when his anger shall kindle as a little. Happy all they putting their trust in him.

By the blessing of the upright the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the unjust it shall be overthrown.

An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared.

Take ye away the unjust one from before the king, and his throne shall be prepared in justice.

In the transgression of a land many its chiefs: and by a man understanding to know, the place shall be extended.

A king in judgment shall establish the land: and a man of presents shall overthrow it

In justice shalt thou be prepared: go far off from violence; for thou shalt not be afraid: and from terror, for it shall not draw near to thee.

I Beseech therefore, first of all, supplications to be made, prayers, entreaties, thanks, for all men; For kings, and all them being in eminence; that we may lead a gentle and quiet life, in all devotion and gravity.

That therefore bringing near sweet odors to the God of the heavens, praying for the life of the king and his sons.

O Jehovah, save: the king he will answer us in the day of our calling.

To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.

Let every soul be placed under the protecting powers. For there is no power except from God: and the powers being, were ordered by God.

Remind them to be subordinate to beginnings and powers, to yield obedience to authority, to be prepared for every good work,

Be subjected to every creation proceeding from man on account of the Lord: whether to the king, as having superiority; Or to chiefs, as sent by him for the punishing of them doing evil, and the praise of them doing good.

Thou shalt not make light of God, and thou shalt not curse the chiefs of thy people.

And the man which shall do in pride not to hear to the priest, he standing to serve there Jehovah thy God, or to the judge, and that man shall die: and put thou away evil from Israel

And he will say to his men, Far be it to me from Jehovah if I shall do this word to my lord, to the Messiah of Jehovah, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the Messiah of Jehovah.

And set two men, sons of Belial, over against him, and they shall bear witness, saying, Thou didst praise God and the king. And they shall bring him forth and stone him, and he shall die.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king: thou shalt not intermingle with those changing:

And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it has been written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.

Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

They say to him, Caesar's. Then says he to them, Give back then to Caesar the things of Caesar; and the things of God to God.

And Jesus having answered, said to them, Give back Caesar's things to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they wondered at him.

And he said to them, Return therefore to Caesar, Caesar's things, and to God the things of God.

And all the tenth of the land from the seed of the land, from the fruit of the tree, is to Jehovah: it is holy to Jehovah.

From the end of three years thou shalt bring all the tenth of thy produce in that year, and place thou it in thy gates:

And we set up commands for us to give for us the third of the shekel in the year for the service of the house of our God.

But that we should not scandalize them, having gone to the sea, cast a fish hook, and lift up the fish coming up first, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a gold coin: having taken that, give to them for me and thee.

For this also pay ye taxes: for they are workmen of God, persevering in this same. Therefore restore debts to all; to whom tribute, tribute; to whom recompense, recompense; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.

Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just. Justice, justice shalt thou follow, so that thou live and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee.

He announced to thee, O man, what was good; and what did Jehovah require of thee but to do judgment and to love mercy, and being humbled, to go with thy God?

And thou shalt not take a gift; for the gift will blind the seeing, and will pervert just words.

Ye shall not do evil in judgment; thou shalt not take up the face of the poor; thou shalt not reverence the face of the great: in justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Cursing he turning away the judgment of the stranger, the orphan and the widow: and all the people said, Amen.

To do justice and judgment was chosen by Jehovah above gold.

Learn to do good; seek out judgment, lead right the oppressor, judge the orphan, contend for the widow.

Wo to those decreeing not decrees, and they wrote writings of labor;

Thus said Jehovah, Watch ye judgment and do justice; for my salvation drew near to come, and my justice to be uncovered.

I call to witness before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that thou watch these things without preference, doing nothing by bending.

When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother. For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want Watch to thyself lest a word shall be with thy heart, of Belial, saying. The seventh year, the year of remission is drawing near; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother and thou wilt not give to him; and he call against thee to Jehovah, and it was sin in thee.

And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

And if the man be poor, he shall not sleep with his pledge.

He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Jesus having looked upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee retire; whatever thou hast, sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, having taken up the cross.

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

But of the things being, give alms; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.

Participating in the necessities of the holy ones; pursuing hospitality.

Only that we remember the poor; and this same was I forward to do.

And ye look toward him bearing the brilliant clothing, and ye say to him, Sit thou well here; and to the beggar ye say, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Were ye not separated among yourselves, and become judges of evil reflections?

When thou shalt finish to tithe all the tenth part of thy produce, in the third year the year of the tenth part, and thou gavest it to the Levite and to the stranger and to the orphan and to the widow, and they ate in thy gates and were satisfied.

And the seventh thou shalt remit, and let it be; and the poor of thy people shall eat; and the remains, the beast of the field shall eat. So shalt thou do to thy vineyard and to thy olive tree.

And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou shalt not finish to reap the extremity of thy field, and thou shalt not gather the gleaning of thy harvest And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, and the scattering of thy vineyard thou shalt not glean; to the poor and to the stranger thou shalt leave them: I am Jehovah your God.

And in your reaping the harvest of your land, thou shalt not finish the extremity of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not glean: to the poor and to the stranger thou shalt leave them: I Jehovah your God.

And thou shalt give out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the humble soul; and thy light rising in darkness,, and thy thick darkness as the noon.

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way.

I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain three days with me, and have nothing they might eat: And if I loose them fasting to their house, they will be relaxed in the way: for some of them have come from far.

And he having answered, says to them, He having two coats, let him impart to him having none; and he having food, let him do likewise.

If therefore thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for doing this, thou shalt heap up-coals of fire on his head.

If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he thirst, give him water to drink:

Judge ye the poor one, and the orphan: do justice to the humble one and the poor one Deliver the poor and needy one: take away out of the hand of the unjust

Religion pure and unpolluted before God and the Father is this, To take a view of the orphans and widows in their pressure, to keep himself free from stain from the world.

Every widow and orphan ye shall not afflict.

Thou shalt not press the stranger: and ye knew the soul of the stranger, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt

When thy brother shall be poor, and he sold his possession, and he being near to him came to redeem it, and he redeemed the selling of his brother.

Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow.

To the overseer: chanting of David. Happy he attending to the weak one: in the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.