The complete book of Bible Quotations, edited by Mark L. Levine and
Eugener Rachlis, c.1986 (Pocket Books, $13.95) should do the job. A
quick glance uncovered "If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going
astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again". Exodus 23:4.
Not the N.T., but it does seem to address both issues in one small
sentence.
You wrote:
>
>I am looking (just starting, in fact), for a biblical quote or two.
>
>Preferably from the new testament. Ideally, it should be about
honesty
>and personal responsibility. If I can't find a quote with both, I
need a pithy
>one on each subject.
>
>I'll try Bartlett's as soon as I get it back. Any other ideas? I
don't have
>the time to read the gospels.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Lisa Satterlund / sattl@foster.com
>Foster Pepper & Shefelman
>Seattle, WA
>
>
-- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Linda Wallihan California Court of Appeal Third Appellate District (916) 653-0207 (916) 653-0234 (FAX) wallihan@ix.netcom.com (speaking only for myself)
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