Thematic Bible: Oaths


Thematic Bible



LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies, and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou have labored. Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us, Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings

Therefore I swore in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. Verse ConceptsExclusionGod Swearing Harm

LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies, and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou have labored. Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground



and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son, Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

I have sworn once by my holiness; I will not lie to David. Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest. Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessEntering LifeGod Swearing Harm

And he said, Swear to me, and he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the head of the bed. Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanStaffBeds

And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

And they rose up promptly in the morning, and swore one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyGoing In Peace

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsSealing A CovenantAgreements, LegalKept Alive By Men

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As LORD lives, who made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I give thee into the hand of these men who seek thy life. Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeOaths, HumanSecrecyGod Giving LifeKilling Prophets

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As LORD lives, even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanFollowers Of BaalSwearing BySwearing

the oath of LORD shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say to the woman, If no man has lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causes the Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths


If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he comes [and] swears before thine altar in this house, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying], And LORD will require it at the hand of David's enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

And they said, We saw plainly that LORD was with thee. And we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and thee. And let us make a covenant with thee, Verse ConceptsGod With Specific People

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and let it be for a witness between me and thee. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsThings As WitnessesUnable To Do Other Thingscovenant

in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear LORD, he that swears to his own hurt, and changes not, Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourEvil AssociationsSwearing OathsDespising PeopleThe Honourable Will Be HonouredHurtSwearinghurting

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

But all the rulers said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by LORD, the God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.

And he became sad, but because of the oaths, and of those dining together, the king commanded it to be given. Verse ConceptsGuestsSwearing OathsOther Sad PeopleThe King's OrdersBirthdays Celebrated


But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing



Thou shall fear LORD thy God. Him thou shall serve, and to him thou shall cling, and by his name thou shall swear. Verse ConceptsHolding FastClinging To GodSwearing ByFear God!Swearing

so that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth, and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth. Because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes. Verse ConceptsLeaving The Past BehindPast, TheGod Is TruthfulBeing Hidden From GodHidden From GodSwearing ByFamily ProblemsBlessing OthersSwearing


And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

But all the rulers said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by LORD, the God of Israel, now therefore we may not touch them. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTouchUnable To Harm

And he swore to her, Whatever thou may ask of me, I will give to thee, as much as half of my kingdom. Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfHalf Of Districts

Therefore thou should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them wait to ambush him, who have put themselves under an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now are they ready, expecting the p Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half. And when th Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThree And A Half YearsLeft HandsLifting HandsSwearing ByUnable To Do Other Things

And the agent whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth raised his right hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives into the ages of the ages, who created the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that time would be no more.

I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God. Verse ConceptsCivic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of LORD. And he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house o Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanPeople Exiledroyalty


and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son, Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Say to them, As I live, says LORD, surely as ye have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you. Verse Conceptsexploring

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known, Verse ConceptsAdulterersBaal Worship, HistoryBaal Worship, Nature OfUnknown GodsSwearing Oaths FalselyDifferent GodsAvoid AdulteryDo Not StealJudged As MurderersThose Who Committed Adulteryadultry

or has found that which was lost, and deal falsely by it, and swears to a lie, in any of all these things that a man does, sinning by it, Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsSwearing Oaths FalselyAvoiding Deceitlosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing LostFeeling LostSwearingLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

And though they say, As LORD lives, surely they swear falsely. Verse ConceptsPerjurySwearing Oaths Falsely

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

And I will make thee swear by LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou will not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shall be clear from this my oath. Only thou shall not bring my son there again. Verse ConceptsReturning to the oldPeople Unwilling

the oath of LORD shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say to the woman, If no man has lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causes the Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths

If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he comes [and] swears before thine altar in this house, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfNot Knowing About ChristMental Abusedenial

What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? Verse ConceptsWives For Benjamin

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersPeople Promising

And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

And I will make thee swear by LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou will not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

Now therefore, I pray you, swear to me by LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a TRUE token, Verse ConceptsSwearing

And they swore to LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath. For they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them. And LORD gave them rest round about.

When a man vows a vow to LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsCovenant breakersFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsGuaranteeOaths, HumanPerjuryPledgesUnfaithfulness, To PeopleVowsVowsBindingMaking VowsSwearingfreemasonry

But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath, therefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were enlightened. Verse ConceptsRevival, PersonalStaffHoneyRodsGood EyesPeople Refreshed

And Saul said, God do so and more also, for thou shall surely die, Jonathan. Verse ConceptsDeath As Punishment

I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God. Verse ConceptsCivic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of LORD. And he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house o Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by thee here, praying to LORD. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

Now therefore, my lord, as LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, since LORD has withheld thee from blood guiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, b Verse ConceptsSheddingRestraints From KillingNot Avenging

or has found that which was lost, and deal falsely by it, and swears to a lie, in any of all these things that a man does, sinning by it, Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsSwearing Oaths FalselyAvoiding Deceitlosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing LostFeeling LostSwearingLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

And let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no FALSE oath. For all these are things that I hate, says LORD. Verse ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God. Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfAdjurationChrist Being SilentWho Is Jesus?Called Himself The ChristRivers

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of LORD? Verse ConceptsAdjurationGod's Word Is True

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak graciously to thy servants. For I swear by LORD, if thou do not go forth, there will not remain a man with thee this night. And that will be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofTreatment From YouthGet Up!Scattering Followers

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not adjure thee by LORD, and protest to thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou go out, and walk abroad anywhere, thou shall surely die? And thou said to Verse ConceptsAssentingKings SummoningPeople Bound By Oaths

But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. Neither shall thou swear by thy head, because thou cannot make one hair white or black.

And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh. Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

And the time drew near that Israel must die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Bury me not, I pray t Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants


I will cause it to go forth, says LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the Verse ConceptsSwearing Oaths FalselyBuilding Stones RejectedHouses Under AttackWood And StoneSwearingflyingthieves

For the land is full of adulterers. For because of swearing the land mourns. The pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right. Verse ConceptsBad LanguagedrynessPower, HumanCursingDry PlacesDrawbacks To Man's PowerSwearingAbuseadultry

There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood. Verse ConceptsAdulterersDebaucheryStealingCrude LanguageNot Swearing OathsThose Who Committed AdulterySwearingadultry

Remain this night, and it shall be in the morning that if he will perform to thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part. But if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then I will do the part of a kinsman Verse ConceptsSexual Chastity Examples Of

And he said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As LORD lives, if ye had saved them alive, I would not kill you. Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenRestraints From Killinggideon

I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the holy brothers. Verse ConceptsReadingLettersLiteracyNames And Titles For The ChristianAdjurationReading Other Matter

For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness) Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that I did not yet come to Corinth, sparing you. Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated. Ye foolish and blind men, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift upon it, he is obligated. read more.
Ye foolish and blind men, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it. And he who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here unless your youngest brother comes here. Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother. And ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous man and to the wicked man, to the good man and to the clean man and to the unclean man, to him who sacrifices and to him who does not sacrifice, as is the good man, Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

And Jephthah vowed a vow to LORD, and said, If thou will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand, then it shall be, that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering. So Jephthah passed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them, and LORD delivered them into his hand. read more.
And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances. And she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! Thou have brought me very low, and thou are one of those who trouble me, for I have opened my mouth to LORD, and I cannot go back. And she said to him, My father, thou have opened thy mouth to LORD. Do to me according to that which has proceeded out of thy mouth, inasmuch as LORD has taken vengeance for thee on thine enemies, even on the sons of Ammon.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. And she, having been put forward by her mother, says, Give me here on a platter the head of John the immerser. And he became sad, but because of the oaths, and of those dining together, the king commanded it to be given.

Now what I write to you, behold before God, I do not lie. Verse ConceptsWriting LettersNot LyingTelling The Truthlieing

And he said, What is the thing that [LORD] has spoken to thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me. God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to thee. Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

Or if a soul swears rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him, when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. Verse ConceptsCarelessnessOaths, HumanAbsence Of ThoughtSin Made KnownSwearing Oaths FalselyRash PeopleSwearing


For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation. Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

that ye do not come among these nations, these that remain among you, neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves down to them, Verse ConceptsExclusivenessParticipation, In SinServanthood, And Worship Of GodSteadfastnessNot Swearing OathsAvoiding ForeignersDo Not Have Other gods

Therefore thou should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them wait to ambush him, who have put themselves under an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now are they ready, expecting the p Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Where thou die, I will die, and there I will be buried. LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts thee and me. Verse ConceptsThe DeadPromises, HumanResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place