sn.14.26 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Seven Ways of Performing Deeds

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element:
those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,
those who steal …
commit sexual misconduct …
lie …
speak divisively …
speak harshly …
talk nonsense …
Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …
who refrain from stealing …
who refrain from sexual misconduct …
who refrain from lying …
who refrain from divisive speech …
who refrain from harsh speech …
who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”