Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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Matthew 5:33
Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"
Matthew 23:16
Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding.
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest addressing him, said, I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art the Messiah, the Son of God.
2 Corinthians 1:23
But I appeal to God as a witness unto my soul, that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth:
Hebrews 6:16
For men indeed swear by something greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes.
James 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.