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Leviticus 19:12
And you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to 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 leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain.
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James 5:12
But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.
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Jeremiah 4:2
And if you will swear,‘ As the Lord lives,’ In truth, in justice, and in righteousness; Then the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will boast.”
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Matthew 5:33-37
“ Again, you have heard that the ancients were told,‘ You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.But make sure your statement is,‘ Yes, yes’ or‘ No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.
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Hebrews 6:16-17
For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to the heirs of the promise the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath,
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Joshua 2:12
Now then, please swear to me by the Lord, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a pledge of truth,
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Joshua 2:17
And the men said to her,“ We shall be exempt from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
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Matthew 26:63-64
But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him,“ I place You under oath by the living God, to tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”Jesus* said to him,“ You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Psalms 50:14-16
Offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”But to the wicked God says,“ What right do you have to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
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Joshua 9:20
This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be on 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, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?And you say,‘ Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering that is on it is obligated.’You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering?Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.And the one who swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells in it.And the one who swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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Leviticus 24:11-16
And the son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name and cursed. So they brought him to Moses.( Now his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)Then they put him in custody, waiting for Moses to give them a clear decision in accordance with the command of the Lord.Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have all the congregation stone him.You shall also speak to the sons of Israel, saying,‘ If anyone curses his God, then he will bear the responsibility for his sin.Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him. The stranger as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
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Proverbs 30:9
So that I will not be full and deny You and say,“ Who is the Lord?” And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.
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2 Corinthians 1 23
But I call God as witness to my soul, that it was to spare you that I did not come again 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 sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said,“ It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them( now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel had made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).
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1 Kings 2 9
But now do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood.”
