Ezra 10:5

The People Respond

⁴ Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. ⁵ Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore. ⁶ And Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.

All Israel

Chief Priest

Chief Priests

People of Israel

Priests and Levites

Take an Oath

Took an Oath

Descendants Of Levi

Ezra

Israel

Levi

Levites

Nehemiah 5:12

And they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

Nehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Ezra 10:3

And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Nehemiah 10:29

joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

Proverbs 1:5

He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

Proverbs 9:9

Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

Proverbs 15:23

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

Proverbs 25:11-12

As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.