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Thematic Bible: Oaths


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Isaiah 62:8
Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by {his mighty arm}, "Surely I will never again give your grain [as] food to {your enemies}, and surely {foreigners} shall not drink your new wine at which you have labored." Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

Luke 1:73
the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings

Psalm 95:11
Therefore I swore in my anger, 'They shall surely not enter into my rest.'" Verse ConceptsExclusionGod Swearing Harm

Isaiah 62:8
Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by {his mighty arm}, "Surely I will never again give your grain [as] food to {your enemies}, and surely {foreigners} shall not drink your new wine at which you have labored." Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

Isaiah 14:24
Yahweh of hosts has sworn, saying, "{Surely} just as I have intended, so it shall be. And just as I have planned, it shall stand: Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfGuidance, God's Promises OfStrength, DivineAssyria, Prophecies OfDeterminismEzekiel InvasionFuture PlansEverything Happening For A ReasonThoughtsLife Purposereassurance

Hebrews 6:17
In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath, Verse ConceptsAdoption, descriptions ofAssurance, basis ofGuidance, God's Promises OfHeaven, Inheritance OfHeirsGod, Immutability OfInheritance, SpiritualParticipation, In ChristGod Is UnchangeableNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Swearing BlessingsGod's Promise To Abraham

Genesis 22:16
And he said, "I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child, Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Psalm 89:35
Once I have sworn by my holiness, 'I will surely not lie to David, Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

Hebrews 3:11
As I swore in my anger, '{They will never enter} into my rest.'" Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessEntering LifeGod Swearing Harm

Genesis 47:31
Then he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed. Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanStaffBeds

Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here." Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

Genesis 26:31
And they arose early in the morning and each one swore to the other, and Isaac sent them away. And they left him in peace. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyGoing In Peace

Joshua 9:15
And Joshua made peace with them, and {he made a covenant with them} to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore [an oath] to them. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsSealing A CovenantAgreements, LegalKept Alive By Men

Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

Jeremiah 38:16
So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, {saying}, "{As Yahweh lives}, who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life." Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeOaths, HumanSecrecyGod Giving LifeKilling Prophets

Jeremiah 12:16
{And then}, if they diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, '{as Yahweh lives},' even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will live in the midst of my people. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanFollowers Of BaalSwearing BySwearing

Exodus 22:11
the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them [concerning] whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor's possession, and its owner will accept [this], and he will not make restitution. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

Numbers 5:19
Then the priest will make her swear an oath, and he will say to the woman, "If a man has not slept with you, and if you have not had an impurity affair under your husband, go unpunished from the waters of bitterness that brings this curse. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths

Deuteronomy 6:13
"You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodOaths, HumanPromises, HumanRightsServanthood, And Worship Of GodWorship, Reasons ForFear Of The LordFear Of GodMan's Conduct Towards GodSwearing ByFear God!Worship God!

1 Kings 8:31
[If] a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

1 Samuel 20:16-17
So Jonathan {made a covenant} with the house of David, [saying,] "May Yahweh {call the enemies of David to account}." And Jonathan again made David swear an oath, because he loved him; for with the love of his soul he loved him.

Genesis 26:28
And they said, "We see clearly that Yahweh has been with you, so we thought let there be an oath between us--between us and you--and let us {make} a covenant with you Verse ConceptsGod With Specific People

Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

Genesis 31:44
So now, come, let us {make} a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between me and you." Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsThings As WitnessesUnable To Do Other Thingscovenant

Psalm 15:4
In his eyes a rejected one [is] contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to [his own] injury and does not retract it. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourEvil AssociationsSwearing OathsDespising PeopleThe Honourable Will Be HonouredHurtSwearinghurting

2 Samuel 21:7
But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the sworn oath of Yahweh which [was] between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Joshua 9:19-20
But all the leaders of the congregation said, "We have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, and so we cannot touch them. This we will do to them: [we will] let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them."

Matthew 14:9
And [although] the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his {dinner guests} he commanded [the request] to be granted. Verse ConceptsGuestsSwearing OathsOther Sad PeopleThe King's OrdersBirthdays Celebrated

Exodus 20:7
"You shall not {misuse the name of Yahweh your God}, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished [anyone] who {misuses his name}. Verse ConceptsBad Languageethics, personalGod, The LordGod, Zeal OfIrreverenceLaw, Ten CommandmentsOaths, HumanPromises, HumanRespect, For God's CharacterSpeech, Negative Aspects OfCursingCrude LanguageSwearing Being ForbiddenProfaning God's NameUseless Words And ThinkingMisusing God's NameSocial dutiesSwearingjoking

James 5:12
Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

Leviticus 19:12
and you shall not swear {falsely} in my name, and so [one of] you profane the name of your God; I [am] Yahweh. Verse ConceptsBad Languageethics, personalClaimsGod, The LordIrreverenceOaths, HumanPerjuryProfanityPromises, HumanRespect, For God's CharacterSpeech, Negative Aspects OfWitnesses, FalseCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenNot Swearing OathsProfaning God's NameI Am The LordSwearing

Matthew 5:34
But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God, Verse Conceptsethics, personalGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, God's ThroneHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansSwearing Being ForbiddenNot Swearing OathsDifferent TeachingsEarthSwearingEthics

Deuteronomy 10:20
Yahweh your God, you shall revere him, you shall serve him, and to him you shall cling, and by his name you shall swear. Verse ConceptsHolding FastClinging To GodSwearing ByFear God!Swearing

Isaiah 65:16
Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness, and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness, because the former troubles are forgotten, and they are hidden from my eyes. Verse ConceptsLeaving The Past BehindPast, TheGod Is TruthfulBeing Hidden From GodHidden From GodSwearing ByFamily ProblemsBlessing OthersSwearing

Deuteronomy 6:13
"You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodOaths, HumanPromises, HumanRightsServanthood, And Worship Of GodWorship, Reasons ForFear Of The LordFear Of GodMan's Conduct Towards GodSwearing ByFear God!Worship God!

Genesis 25:33
Then Jacob said, "Swear to me {first}." And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

Joshua 9:19
But all the leaders of the congregation said, "We have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, and so we cannot touch them. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTouchUnable To Harm

Mark 6:23
And he swore to her, "Anything whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom!" Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfHalf Of Districts

Acts 23:21
You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more [than] forty men of {their number} are lying in wait [for] him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for {you to agree}." Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

Daniel 12:7
And I heard the man [who] was clothed in linen who [was] above the water of the stream, and he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and he swore {by the one who lives forever} that [an] appointed time, appointed times, and half [an appointed time] [would pass] when [the] shattering of {the power of the holy people} {would be completed}; [then] all these things will be accomplished. Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThree And A Half YearsLeft HandsLifting HandsSwearing ByUnable To Do Other Things

Revelation 10:5-6
And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives {forever and ever}, who created heaven and the [things] in it, and the earth and the [things] in it, and the sea and the [things] in it, "There will be no more delay!

Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}. Verse ConceptsCivic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

2 Kings 11:4
But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and took the commanders of the hundreds of the Carites and the runners, and he brought them to himself to the temple of Yahweh. Then he {made} a covenant with them and made them swear in the house of Yahweh and showed them the son of the king. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

Ezekiel 17:13
And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and {he brought him under oath}, and he took the rulers of the land, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanPeople Exiledroyalty

Hebrews 6:17
In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath, Verse ConceptsAdoption, descriptions ofAssurance, basis ofGuidance, God's Promises OfHeaven, Inheritance OfHeirsGod, Immutability OfInheritance, SpiritualParticipation, In ChristGod Is UnchangeableNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Swearing BlessingsGod's Promise To Abraham

Genesis 22:16
And he said, "I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child, Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Numbers 14:28
Say to them, 'Surely as I live,' {declares} Yahweh, 'just as you spoke {in my hearing}, so I will do to you; Verse Conceptsexploring

Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will you swear {falsely}? And will you make a smoke offering to the Baal? And will you go after other gods whom you have not known? Verse ConceptsAdulterersBaal Worship, HistoryBaal Worship, Nature OfUnknown GodsSwearing Oaths FalselyDifferent GodsAvoid AdulteryDo Not StealJudged As MurderersThose Who Committed Adulteryadultry

Leviticus 6:3
or he finds lost property and lies about it and swears {falsely} {in regard to} any one of these things by which {a person} might commit sin, Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsSwearing Oaths FalselyAvoiding Deceitlosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing LostFeeling LostSwearingLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

Jeremiah 5:2
And though they say, '{As Yahweh lives},' {therefore} they swear falsely." Verse ConceptsPerjurySwearing Oaths Falsely

Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

Genesis 24:3
that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling, Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman is not willing {to follow} you, then you shall be released from this oath of mine--only you must not return my son there." Verse ConceptsReturning to the oldPeople Unwilling

Exodus 22:11
the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them [concerning] whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor's possession, and its owner will accept [this], and he will not make restitution. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

Numbers 5:19
Then the priest will make her swear an oath, and he will say to the woman, "If a man has not slept with you, and if you have not had an impurity affair under your husband, go unpunished from the waters of bitterness that brings this curse. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths

1 Kings 8:31
[If] a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

Matthew 26:72
And again he denied [it] with an oath, "I do not know the man!" Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfNot Knowing About ChristMental Abusedenial

Judges 21:7
What will we do for them--for the [ones] being left over--for wives? For we have sworn by Yahweh not to give to them our daughters as wives." Verse ConceptsWives For Benjamin

Matthew 14:7
Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersPeople Promising

Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here." Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

Genesis 24:3
that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling, Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

Joshua 2:12
So then please swear to me by Yahweh, because {I have shown loyalty to you}, and {you will also show loyalty} {to my family}. You must give me a sign of good faith, Verse ConceptsSwearing

2 Chronicles 15:14-15
And they took an oath to Yahweh with a great voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with horns. And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they swore with all their heart. And they sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and Yahweh gave rest to them all around.

Numbers 30:2
if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsCovenant breakersFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsGuaranteeOaths, HumanPerjuryPledgesUnfaithfulness, To PeopleVowsVowsBindingMaking VowsSwearingfreemasonry

1 Samuel 14:27
However, Jonathan had not heard about the oath of his father with the army, so he extended the end of the staff which was in his hand, and he dipped it into the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his mouth and his eyes gleamed. Verse ConceptsRevival, PersonalStaffHoneyRodsGood EyesPeople Refreshed

1 Samuel 14:44
Then Saul said, "So may God do [to me] and {more}, you will certainly die today, Jonathan!" Verse ConceptsDeath As Punishment

Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}. Verse ConceptsCivic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

2 Kings 11:4
But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and took the commanders of the hundreds of the Carites and the runners, and he brought them to himself to the temple of Yahweh. Then he {made} a covenant with them and made them swear in the house of Yahweh and showed them the son of the king. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

1 Samuel 1:26
She said, "Excuse me, my lord. As {you live}, my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with you in this [place] to pray to Yahweh. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

1 Samuel 25:26
So then, my lord, {as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives}, since Yahweh restrained you from bloodguilt {by taking matters into your own hand}, so then, may your enemies be like Nabal, even {those who seek to do my lord harm}. Verse ConceptsSheddingRestraints From KillingNot Avenging

Leviticus 6:3
or he finds lost property and lies about it and swears {falsely} {in regard to} any one of these things by which {a person} might commit sin, Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsSwearing Oaths FalselyAvoiding Deceitlosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing LostFeeling LostSwearingLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

Zechariah 8:17
Do not devise evil in your hearts [against] your neighbor, and do not love {a false oath}, because all these [are] things I hate," {declares} Yahweh. Verse ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

Matthew 26:63
But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you 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

1 Kings 22:16
Then the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear that you shall not tell me [anything] but truth in the name of Yahweh?" Verse ConceptsAdjurationGod's Word Is True

2 Samuel 19:7
So then, get up and go out and {speak kindly to your servants}, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, no man will lodge this night with you, and this disaster [will be] greater for you than any disaster that has come upon you from your childhood until now!" Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofTreatment From YouthGet Up!Scattering Followers

1 Kings 2:42
the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, "Did I not make you swear by Yahweh? I warned you, saying, 'On the day you go out and you go {anywhere whatsoever}, know for certain that {you will surely die}.' And you said to me, 'The word is good; I accept.' Verse ConceptsAssentingKings SummoningPeople Bound By Oaths

James 5:12
Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

Matthew 5:34-36
But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God, or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king. And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

Genesis 47:29
When {the time of Israel's death drew near}, he called to his son, to Joseph. And he said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, that you might [vow] to deal kindly and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt, Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants

Malachi 3:5
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts. Verse ConceptsAdultery, Consequences OfGod, Righteousness OfInjustice, Hated By GodMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfOrphansPerjuryPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSexual Sin, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesWidowsAliens, God's AttitudeHirelingsDivinationStrangersEmployersThreateningsOppressing ForeignersSpeedThe Witness Of GodThose OppressedAdulteryNo Fear Of GodNot Helping WidowsSorceryImmigrantswitches

Zechariah 5:4
'I have sent it out,' {declares} Yahweh of hosts, 'and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one swearing {falsely by my name}, and it will spend the night in that house and will destroy it, with its timber and its stone.'" Verse ConceptsSwearing Oaths FalselyBuilding Stones RejectedHouses Under AttackWood And StoneSwearingflyingthieves

Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full [of] adulterers; for the land mourns because of a curse. [The] pastures of [the] desert are dry, and their evil has been their way of running, and their power [is] not right. Verse ConceptsBad LanguagedrynessPower, HumanCursingDry PlacesDrawbacks To Man's PowerSwearingAbuseadultry

Hosea 4:2
Swearing and lying, murdering and stealing, and adultery break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Verse ConceptsAdulterersDebaucheryStealingCrude LanguageNot Swearing OathsThose Who Committed AdulterySwearingadultry

Ruth 3:13
{Stay tonight,} and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good; but if he is not willing to redeem, {then as Yahweh lives,} I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning." Verse ConceptsSexual Chastity Examples Of

Judges 8:19
He said, "They [were] my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had kept them alive I would not kill you." Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenRestraints From Killinggideon

1 Thessalonians 5:27
I adjure you by the Lord, have this letter read aloud to all the brothers. Verse ConceptsReadingLettersLiteracyNames And Titles For The ChristianAdjurationReading Other Matter

1 Thessalonians 2:5
{For never} did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God [is] witness), Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

2 Corinthians 1:23
But I call upon God [as] witness against my life, that [in order to] spare you, I did not come again to Corinth. Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

Matthew 23:16-22
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound [by his oath].' Fools and blind [people]! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy? And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gift [that is] on it is bound [by his oath].' read more.
Blind [people]! For which [is] greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy Therefore the one who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything [that is] on it. And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells [in] it And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.

Genesis 42:15-16
By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh you will not go out from here unless your youngest brother comes here. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, but you will be kept in prison so that your words might be tested [to see] if [there is] truth with you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely you [are] spies."

Ecclesiastes 9:2
The same fate [comes] to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As [with] the good [man], so also to the sinner; [as with] those who swear an oath, so [also] those who fear oaths. Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

Judges 11:30-36
And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, "If indeed you will give the {Ammonites} into my hand, whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the {Ammonites} will be Yahweh's, and I will offer it [as] a burnt offering." And Jephthah crossed [over] to the {Ammonites} to make war against them; and Yahweh gave them into his hand. read more.
And he defeated them [with] a very great blow, from Aroer as far as Minnith, twenty towns, up to Abel Keramim. And the {Ammonites} were subdued before the {Israelites}. Jephthah came to Mizpah, to his house, and behold his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She [was] his only child; he did not have a son or daughter except her. And the moment he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Ah! My daughter, you have caused me to bow down, and you have become my trouble. {I made an oath} to Yahweh, and I cannot take [it] back." She said to him, "My father, {you made an oath} to Yahweh. Do to me according to what has gone out from your mouth, since Yahweh gave vengeance to you against your enemies, the {Ammonites}."

Joshua 9:15-16
And Joshua made peace with them, and {he made a covenant with them} to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore [an oath] to them. And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that {they were their neighbors} and living among them.

Matthew 14:7-9
Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!" And [although] the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his {dinner guests} he commanded [the request] to be granted.

Galatians 1:20
(Now [the things] which I am writing to you, behold, [I assure you] before God that I am not lying.) Verse ConceptsWriting LettersNot LyingTelling The Truthlieing

1 Samuel 3:17
And he said, "What [is] the message that he spoke to you? Please do not conceal [it] from me. May God {punish you severely} if you conceal anything from me of all the words that he told you." Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

Leviticus 5:4
Or when a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with [his] lips, to do evil or to do good {with regard to} anything that {the person} in a sworn oath speaks thoughtlessly, but {he is unaware of it}, he will be guilty {in any of} these. Verse ConceptsCarelessnessOaths, HumanAbsence Of ThoughtSin Made KnownSwearing Oaths FalselyRash PeopleSwearing

Jeremiah 4:2
and you swear, '{As Yahweh lives},' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast." Verse ConceptsSwearing

Hebrews 6:16
For people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them. Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

Joshua 23:7
so as not to go among these remaining nations with you; {do not profess} the name of their gods, and do not swear by them, serve them, or {bow down to them}. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessParticipation, In SinServanthood, And Worship Of GodSteadfastnessNot Swearing OathsAvoiding ForeignersDo Not Have Other gods

Acts 23:21
You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more [than] forty men of {their number} are lying in wait [for] him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for {you to agree}." Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Ruth 1:17
Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. So may Yahweh do to me, {and even more, unless} death {separates you and me}!" Verse ConceptsThe DeadPromises, HumanResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place

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