Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
Sin
And an oath, etc
The oath
Bible References
Sin
1 Kings 8:31
If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:
And an oath, etc
Exodus 22:11
If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.
Leviticus 5:1
And if anyone does wrong by saying nothing when he is put under oath as a witness of something he has seen or had knowledge of, then he will be responsible:
Proverbs 30:9
For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
The oath
Numbers 5:19
And he will make her take an oath, and say to her, If no man has been your lover and you have not been with another in place of your husband, you are free from this bitter water causing the curse;
Matthew 23:18
And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.