Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Shalt swear
General references
Bible References
Shalt swear
Leviticus 19:12
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God. I am the LORD.
Joshua 2:12
Now, therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD since I have showed you mercy that ye will also do the same unto my father's house, of which thou shalt give me a true sign,
Psalm 15:4
In whose eyes the vile person is not esteemed; but he honours those that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt and does not change.
Psalm 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.
Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by myself; the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow; every tongue shall swear.
Isaiah 65:16
He who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth because the former troubles shall be forgotten and shall be covered from my eyes.
Jeremiah 4:2
And thou shalt swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteous ness; and the Gentiles shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Jeremiah 5:2
And if they should say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
Jeremiah 12:16
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear in my name, saying, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal then they shall be prospered in the midst of my people.
General references
Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him innocent that takes his name in vain.