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1 Samuel 17 55
As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army,“ Abner, whose son is this young man?”“ I really don’t know,” Abner declared.
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Genesis 42:12
“ Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted.“ You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”
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Deuteronomy 6:13
You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.
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Matthew 23:16-22
“ Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear‘ by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear‘ by the gold in the Temple.’Blind fools! Which is more important— the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?And you say that to swear‘ by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear‘ by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.How blind! For which is more important— the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?When you swear‘ by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.And when you swear‘ by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.And when you swear‘ by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
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Genesis 43:3
But Judah said,“ The man was serious when he warned us,‘ You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
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Genesis 42:20
But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die.” To this they agreed.
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Genesis 42:16
One of you must go and get your brother. I’ll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we’ll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don’t have a younger brother, then I’ll know you are spies.”
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Jeremiah 5:2
But even when they are under oath, saying,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ they are still telling lies!”
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Genesis 42:30
“ The man who is governor of the land spoke very harshly to us,” they told him.“ He accused us of being spies scouting the land.
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Genesis 42:7
Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.“ Where are you from?” he demanded.“ From the land of Canaan,” they replied.“ We have come to buy food.”
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Genesis 44:20-34
And we responded,‘ Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’“ And you said to us,‘ Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.’But we said to you,‘ My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’But you told us,‘ Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.’“ So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.Later, when he said,‘ Go back again and buy us more food,’we replied,‘ We can’t go unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We’ll never get to see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’“ Then my father said to us,‘ As you know, my wife had two sons,and one of them went away and never returned. Doubtless he was torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since.Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white haired man to his grave.’“ And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life.If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white haired man to his grave.My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him,‘ If I don’t bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.’“ So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
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1 Samuel 1 26
“ Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked.“ I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord.
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1 Samuel 20 3
Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said,“ Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself,‘ I won’t tell Jonathan— why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!”
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Jeremiah 5:7
“ How can I pardon you? For even your children have turned from me. They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all! I fed my people until they were full. But they thanked me by committing adultery and lining up at the brothels.
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Matthew 5:33-37
“ You have also heard that our ancestors were told,‘ You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say,‘ By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne.And do not say,‘ By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say,‘ By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.Do not even say,‘ By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.Just say a simple,‘ Yes, I will,’ or‘ No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
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Genesis 42:34
But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. Then I will know you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give you back your brother, and you may trade freely in the land.’”
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James 5:12
But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.
