Sin and Repentance Archives - Page 19 of 24

"Be not wise in your own eyes!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 3:7

"He who seeks good will win forever; but he who aims at the harmful will bring it upon himself." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:27

"A gathering of the wicked is an evil for them and an evil for the world." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Let not your hand be open wide to take, and clenched at a time of giving back! " ~~ Ben Sira 4:13

"Great is almsgiving (repentance) for it brings Redemption nearer." ~~ Talmud, Rava Batra and Yoma

"Let bygones be bygones! " ~~ Talmud, Yoma

"The mouth of the wicked utters the preverse." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:32

"Be careful not to make women weep, for God counts their tears." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"Accept the apology of one who offers it, be it truth or lie!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"For there is not a righteous man upon the earth, that does good and sins not." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 7:15

"Jealousy has a thousand eyes, yet none sees properly. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"We should be grateful for the rogues among the poor; were it not for them, we would sin each time we ignore an appeal. " ~~ Talmud, Ketubot