Proverbs 11:1

“ ‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

“ ‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon themselves.

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

“ ‘You shall not steal. “ ‘You shall not lie. “ ‘You shall not deceive one another.

A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.

But you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you.

For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortionists, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

You shall burn the engraved images of their gods with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

No, but you yourselves do wrong and defraud, and that against your brothers.

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

They called to Lot, and said to him, “Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them.”

“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

“ ‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

“ ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “ ‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

“ ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.

There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, one heavy and one light.

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”

He said, “Why would you want go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

“Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says Yahweh, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on the one side; and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to it on the other side.

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.

Your lamb shall be without defect, a male a year old. You shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats.

There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel.

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

“You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.

I will also cause all her celebrations to cease: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.

A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the ephah basket that is appearing.” He said moreover, “This is their appearance in all the land

Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to Yahweh of Armies; and all those who sacrifice will come and take of them, and cook in them. In that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of Yahweh of Armies.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

“You shall not steal.

“ ‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox or a sheep in which is a defect or anything evil; for that is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

Saying, ‘When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;

Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.