4 Bible Verses about Swearing Being Forbidden
Most Relevant Verses
Exodus 20:7
'Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.
Leviticus 19:12
And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I am Jehovah.
Matthew 5:34
but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
James 5:12
And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
Bible Theasaurus
- Forbidden (29 instances)