Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Business & Economic Ethics
Honest trade, fair wages, and prohibition of exploitation are consistent themes across religious ethics. From the Bible's just weights to Islam's prohibition of riba (usury) to the Buddhist precept of right livelihood, every tradition insists that economic activity must serve justice.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Honest dealing; the laborer deserves his wages
- Key Text
- Luke 10:7; Leviticus 19:35-36; James 5:4
Islam
- Practice
- Halal trade, prohibition of riba (usury), fair dealing
- Key Text
- Quran 2:275, 83:1-3
Judaism
- Practice
- Honest weights and measures; prohibition of ona'ah (overcharging)
- Key Text
- Leviticus 19:35-36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16
Hinduism
- Practice
- Artha (wealth) pursued with dharma (righteousness)
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 18:44; Arthashastra
Buddhism
- Practice
- Samma ajiva (Right Livelihood) — ethical occupation
- Key Text
- AN 5.177; DN 31 (Sigalovada Sutta)