vandalism
What does the Bible say about vandalism? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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28You shall not disparage the heavens, and you shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.
11You shall not steal. You shall not lie. Neither shall anyone deceive his neighbor.
28Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.
15But let none of you suffer for being a murderer, or a thief, or a slanderer, or one who covets what belongs to another.
17Cursed be he who removes his neighbor’s landmarks. And all the people shall say: Amen.
15Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten idol, an abomination to the Lord, a work of the hands of its maker, and who puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall respond by saying: Amen.
2If a thief will have been discovered breaking into a house, or digging under it, and he has received a mortal wound, he who struck him down will not be guilty of blood. 3But if he did this when the sun was risen, he has perpetrated a homicide, and he shall die. If he does not have the means to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.
30Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen. For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul. 31Also, if he is apprehended, he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.
2to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men.
28Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
17They eat the bread of impiety, and they drink the wine of iniquity.
9For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
24Whoever takes away anything from his father or mother, and who says, “This is not a sin,” is the associate of a murderer.