12 Bible Verses about Affirmative Action

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.