23 Bible Verses about Swearing

But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne;

But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your 'yes' be simply 'yes,' and your 'no' be simply 'no;' that you may not come under condemnation.

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Then with curses and oaths he declared, "I do not know the man." Immediately a cock crowed,

But let your language be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.

And you say, "'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound by the oath.'

For when God gave the promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

Out of the same mouth there proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be.

"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King.

For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.

he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him who dwells in it;

He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;

But he broke out into curses and oaths, declaring, "I know nothing of the man you are talking about."

and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.