9 Bible Verses about Not Swearing Oaths
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but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I am Jehovah.
so as not to go in among these nations, these who are left with you; and of the name of their gods ye do not make mention, nor do ye swear, nor do ye serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to them;
Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery -- have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.
The whole is as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as is the good, so is the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
Though a harlot thou art, O Israel, Let not Judah become guilty, And come not ye in to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, Nor swear ye, Jehovah liveth.
and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, 'The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')
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- Oaths (59 instances)