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1 Samuel 17 55
Saul had been watching David as he went out to meet the Philistine. He spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. Saul said to him,“ Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied,“ Your Majesty, I don’t know. And that’s just as sure as you are alive.”
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Genesis 42:12
“ No!” he said to them.“ You have come to see the places where our land isn’t guarded very well.”
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Deuteronomy 6:13
Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve. When you make promises, do so in his name.
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Matthew 23:16-22
“ How terrible for you, blind guides! You say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the temple, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gold of the temple must keep that promise.’You are blind and foolish! Which is more important? Is it the gold? Or is it the temple that makes the gold holy?You also say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the altar, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gift on the altar must keep that promise.’You are blind! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?So anyone making a promise in the name of the altar makes a promise in the name of it and everything on it.And anyone making a promise in the name of the temple makes a promise in the name of it and the one who lives in it.And anyone making a promise in the name of heaven makes a promise in the name of God’s throne and the one who sits on it.
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Genesis 43:3
But Judah said to him,“ The man gave us a strong warning. He said,‘ You won’t see my face again unless your brother Benjamin is with you.’
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Genesis 42:20
But you must bring your youngest brother to me. That will prove that your words are true. Then you won’t die.” So they did what he said.
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Genesis 42:16
Send one of you back to get your brother. The rest of you will be kept in prison. I’ll test your words. Then we’ll find out whether you are telling the truth. You can be sure that Pharaoh lives. And you can be just as sure that if you aren’t telling the truth, we’ll know that you are spies!”
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Jeremiah 5:2
They make their promises in my name. They say,‘ You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ But their promises can’t be trusted.”
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Genesis 42:30
“ The man who is the governor of the land spoke to us in a mean way. He treated us as if we were spying on the land.
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Genesis 42:7
As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he pretended to be a stranger. He spoke to them in a mean way.“ Where do you come from?” he asked.“ From the land of Canaan,” they replied.“ We’ve come to buy food.”
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Genesis 44:20-34
We answered,‘ We have an old father. A young son was born to him when he was old. His brother is dead. He’s the only one of his mother’s sons left. And his father loves him.’“ Then you said to us,‘ Bring him down to me. I want to see him for myself.’We said to you,‘ The boy can’t leave his father. If he does, his father will die.’But you told us,‘ Your youngest brother must come down here with you. If he doesn’t, you won’t see my face again.’So we went back to my father. We told him what you had said.“ Then our father said,‘ Go back. Buy a little more food.’But we said,‘ We can’t go down. We’ll only go if our youngest brother goes there with us. We can’t even see the man’s face unless our youngest brother goes with us.’“ Your servant my father said to us,‘ You know that my wife had two sons by me.One of them went away from me. And I said,“ He must have been torn to pieces.” I haven’t seen him since.What if you take this one from me too and he is harmed? Then you would cause me to die as a sad old man. I would go down into the grave full of pain and suffering.’“ So now, what will happen if the boy isn’t with us when I go back to my father? His life depends on the boy’s life.When he sees that the boy isn’t with us, he’ll die. Because of us, he’ll go down into the grave as a sad old man.I promised my father I would keep the boy safe. I said,‘ Father, I’ll bring him back to you. If I don’t, you can put the blame on me for the rest of my life.’“ Now then, please let me stay here. Let me be your slave in place of the boy. Let the boy return with his brothers.How can I go back to my father if the boy isn’t with me? No! Don’t let me see the pain and suffering that would come to my father.”
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1 Samuel 1 26
Hannah said to Eli,“ Pardon me, sir. I’m the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. And that’s just as sure as you are alive.
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1 Samuel 20 3
But David strongly disagreed. He said,“ Your father knows very well that you are pleased with me. He has said to himself,‘ I don’t want Jonathan to know I’m planning to kill David. If he finds out, he’ll be very sad.’ But I’m very close to being killed. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.”
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Jeremiah 5:7
The Lord says,“ Jerusalem, why should I forgive you? Your people have deserted me. They have made their promises in the names of gods that are not really gods at all. I supplied everything they needed. But they committed adultery. Large crowds went to the houses of prostitutes.
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Matthew 5:33-37
“ Again, you have heard what was said to your people long ago. They were told,‘ Do not break the promises you make to the Lord. Keep your promises to the Lord that you have made.’But here is what I tell you. Do not make any promises like that at all. Do not make them in the name of heaven. That is God’s throne.Do not make them in the name of the earth. That is the stool for God’s feet. Do not make them in the name of Jerusalem. That is the city of the Great King.And do not make a promise in your own name. You can’t make even one hair of your head white or black.All you need to say is simply‘ Yes’ or‘ No.’ Anything more than this comes from the evil one.
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Genesis 42:34
But bring your youngest brother to me. Then I’ll know that you are honest men and not spies. I’ll give your brother back to you. And you will be free to trade in the land.’ ”
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James 5:12
My brothers and sisters, here is what is most important. Don’t make a promise by giving your word. Don’t promise by heaven or earth. And don’t promise by anything else to back up what you say. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” If you do more than this, you will be judged.
