Exodus 21:28-36
28“When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the aox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. 29But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 30If ba ransom is imposed on him, then che shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. 31If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. 32If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master dthirty shekels ▼▼A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
of silver, and fthe ox shall be stoned. Laws About Restitution
33“When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.35“When one man’s ox butts another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. 36Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his.
Exodus 22:6
6“If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.Romans 14:13
Do Not Cause Another to Stumble
13 gTherefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide hnever to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.1 Corinthians 10:32
32 iGive no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to jthe church of God,Philippians 1:10
10so that you may approve what is excellent, kand so be pure and blameless lfor the day of Christ,1 Thessalonians 5:22
22Abstain from every form of evil.
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