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Leviticus 19:12
And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 5:11
‘ You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
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James 5:12
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be“ Yes,” and your“ No,”“ No,” lest you fall into judgment.
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Jeremiah 4:2
And you shall swear,‘ The Lord lives,’ In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; The nations shall bless themselves in Him, And in Him they shall glory.”
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Matthew 5:33-37
“ Again you have heard that it was said to those of old,‘ You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.But let your‘ Yes’ be‘ Yes,’ and your‘ No,’‘ No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
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Hebrews 6:16-17
For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,
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Joshua 2:12
Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token,
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Joshua 2:17
So the men said to her:“ We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
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Matthew 26:63-64
But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him,“ I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”Jesus said to him,“ It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Psalms 50:14-16
Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”But to the wicked God says:“ What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,
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Joshua 9:20
This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”
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Matthew 23:16-22
“ Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘ Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?And,‘ Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
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Leviticus 24:11-16
And the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed; and so they brought him to Moses.( His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.“ Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying:‘ Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
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Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full and deny You, And say,“ Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.
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2 Corinthians 1 23
Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
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2 Samuel 21 1-2 Samuel 21 2
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered,“ It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.”So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.
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1 Kings 2 9
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”
