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Matthew 5:34-36
But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
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Luke 22:34
Jesus replied,“ I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”
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Malachi 3:5
“ I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD who rules over all.
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Exodus 20:7
“ You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
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Zechariah 8:17
Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.”
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Isaiah 48:1
Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name‘ Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in an honest and just manner.
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Acts 5:3-4
But Peter said,“ Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!”
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Zechariah 5:3-4
The speaker went on to say,“ This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand( according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”“ I will send it out,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”
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Matthew 26:74
At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,“ I do not know the man!” At that moment a rooster crowed.