proverb · Words worth keeping
You shall do no evil; that way you may gain eternal life.
You shall do no evil; that way you may gain eternal life.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Avoiding evil linked with gaining eternal life connects conduct with a religious hope. The saying presents an ethical instruction through an afterlife reward.
What the words are saying
This is a faith-based assertion rather than a verified condition for immortality or a consensus doctrine. A responsible reading still asks what conduct is harmful and how it can be repaired. The line does not establish a guarantee or permit judging another person’s ultimate fate.
Everyday example
A reader considers the ethical instruction without claiming to know another person’s afterlife outcome.
When to use it
Use it as a religious viewpoint with practical responsibility retained.
What it does not mean
No verified eternal-life outcome or authority to judge another person’s fate is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 487; PDF page 46; collection label: Babylon/Iraq
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Babylon/Iraq