Numbered Discourses 4.224Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.224
23. Bad Conduct23. Duccaritavagga

Killing Living CreaturesPāṇātipātīsutta

“A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. …”…pe… Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti …pe… pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

AN 4.214 Killing Living Creatures 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.214 22. Assembly Killing Living Creatures “Someone with four qualities is placed in hell as if delivered there. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … Someone with…

AN 4.227 Kinds of Expression (1st) 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.227 23. Bad Conduct Kinds of Expression (1st) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they haven’t. … An astute person … brim…

AN 4.229 Lack of Conscience 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.229 23. Bad Conduct Lack of Conscience “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They’re faithless, unethical, shameless, and imprudent. … An astute person … brims with much merit. … They’re…

AN 4.228 Kinds of Expression (2nd) 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.228 23. Bad Conduct Kinds of Expression (2nd) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. … An astute person … br…

AN 4.226 Path (2nd) 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.226 23. Bad Conduct Path (2nd) “A foolish person … brims with much wickedness. … wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion. … An astute person … brims with much merit. ……