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Judaism

The Ten Commandments

I am the Lord your God, you shall
have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself an idol.
You shall not make wrongful use
of the name of the Lord your God.
Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.
Honour your father and your mother.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
You shall not covet your neighbour’s house, you shall not
covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox,
or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
Exodus 20.1-21


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Martin Buber

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Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 34.13-15

You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
Leviticus 19.18

When a man appears before the throne of Judgement, the first question he is asked is not, Have you believed in God? or, Have you prayed and fulfilled the precepts? but, Have you dealt honourably, faithfully in all your dealings
with your neighbour?
Talmud, Shabbat 31a

According to their way I will do to them, and according to their own judgements I will judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel, 7.27

He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6.8

The world rests on three things: on justice, truth and peace.
Talmud, Avot 1.18

The seal of God is truth.
Talmud, Shabbat 55

You may modify a statement in the interests of peace.
Talmud, Yebamot 65b

Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart... who keeps his oath even when it hurts... and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
Psalm 15.1-5

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