Thematic Bible: Oaths


Thematic Bible



Jehovah has sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and the sons of strangers will not drink your wine for which you have labored. Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

the oath which He swore to our father Abraham, Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings

to whom I swore in My wrath that they should not enter into My rest. Verse ConceptsExclusionGod Swearing Harm

Jehovah has sworn by His right hand, and by the arm of His strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and the sons of strangers will not drink your wine for which you have labored. Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground



and said, I have sworn by Myself, says Jehovah; because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only one; Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Once I have sworn by My holiness that I will not lie to David. Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter into My rest." Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessEntering LifeGod Swearing Harm

And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed on 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 you shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

And they rose up early in the morning, and swore to one 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 treaty 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

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

And it will be if they will carefully learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, As Jehovah lives; as they taught the people to swear by Baal; then they shall be built in the midst of My people. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanFollowers Of BaalSwearing BySwearing

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

And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say to the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband, you are free from this bitter water that causes the curse. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths


If any man sins against his neighbor, and if an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and if the oath comes before Your altar in this house, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanSwearing Oaths

So Jonathan covenanted with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David's enemies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah was with you. And we said, Let there be now an oath between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you; 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 come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be for a witness between you and me. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsThings As WitnessesUnable To Do Other Thingscovenant

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it; 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 Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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

And the king was sorry. But for the oath's sake, and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given. Verse ConceptsGuestsSwearing OathsOther Sad PeopleThe King's OrdersBirthdays Celebrated


But before all things, my brothers, do not swear; neither by the heaven nor by the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, lest you fall into condemnation. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing



You shall fear Jehovah your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name. Verse ConceptsHolding FastClinging To GodSwearing ByFear God!Swearing

He who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth. And he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden 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 this day. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

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

And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask from me, I will give it to you, to the half of my kingdom. Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfHalf Of Districts

But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you. 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 Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was on the waters of the river, when he held up his right 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 they have made an end of scattering the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThree And A Half YearsLeft HandsLifting HandsSwearing ByUnable To Do Other Things

And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the earth lifted his hand to the heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, 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 there should no longer be time.

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

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the rulers over hundreds, with the commanders and the guards, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of Jehovah, and revealed to them the king's son. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

And he has taken of the king's seed and has made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath from him. He has also taken the mighty of the land, Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanPeople Exiledroyalty


and said, I have sworn by Myself, says Jehovah; because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only one; Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Say to them, As I live, says Jehovah, as you have spoken in My ears, so I will do to you. Verse Conceptsexploring

Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 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 lies concerning it and swears falsely-- in any of all these that a man does, sinning in it, Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsSwearing Oaths FalselyAvoiding Deceitlosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing LostFeeling LostSwearingLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

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

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth, Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

And I will make you swear by Jehovah, the God of Heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife to 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 will not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath of mine. Only do not bring my son there again. Verse ConceptsReturning to the oldPeople Unwilling

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

And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say to the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband, you are free from this bitter water that causes the curse. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanBitter WaterAbsence Of SexBad WaterUnpunishedPeople Bound By Oaths

If any man sins against his neighbor, and if an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and if the oath comes before Your 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 are left, since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives? Verse ConceptsWives For Benjamin

So 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 you shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

And I will make you swear by Jehovah, the God of Heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife to 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 Jehovah, since I have dealt with you in kindness, that you will also deal with kindness to my father's house. And give me a true token, Verse ConceptsSwearing

And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with ram's horns. 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 Jehovah gave them rest all around.

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

But Jonathan did not hear when his father made the people swear. And he put forth the end of the rod in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth. And his eyes were lightened. Verse ConceptsRevival, PersonalStaffHoneyRodsGood EyesPeople Refreshed

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

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

And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the rulers over hundreds, with the commanders and the guards, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of Jehovah, and revealed to them the king's son. Verse ConceptsSealing A CovenantCommanderMercenariesOaths, HumanCovenant RelationshipsPeople Made Known

And she said, O, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Jehovah. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

And now, my lord, as Jehovah lives and as your soul lives, since Jehovah has withheld you from coming to shed blood, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those that seek to do evil to my lord, be as Nabal. Verse ConceptsSheddingRestraints From KillingNot Avenging

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

And let each devise no evil in your heart against his neighbor; and love no false oath. For all these are things that I hate, says Jehovah. Verse ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether 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

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you tell me nothing but what is true, in the name of Jehovah? Verse ConceptsAdjurationGod's Word Is True

And now get up and go out. Speak to the heart of your servants. For I swear by Jehovah if you do not go out, not a man shall stay with you tonight. And that will be worse to you than all the evil which has come to you from your youth until now. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofTreatment From YouthGet Up!Scattering Followers

And the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, Did I not make you swear by Jehovah, and warn you, saying, In the day you go out, and you have gone anywhere, you certainly shall know that you shall surely die? And you said to me, The word I have heard is good. Verse ConceptsAssentingKings SummoningPeople Bound By Oaths

But before all things, my brothers, do not swear; neither by the heaven nor by the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, lest you fall into condemnation. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

But I say to you, Do not swear at all! Not by Heaven, because it is God's throne; not by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King; nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

And Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, I pray you, put your hand under my thigh. Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

And the days of Israel to die drew near. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found grace in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt. Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants


I will bring it forth, says Jehovah 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 remain in the midst of his house, and shall devour it, and its timber and its stones. Verse ConceptsSwearing Oaths FalselyBuilding Stones RejectedHouses Under AttackWood And StoneSwearingflyingthieves

For the land is full of adulterers. Yes, because of cursing the land mourns; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their power is not right. Verse ConceptsBad LanguagedrynessPower, HumanCursingDry PlacesDrawbacks To Man's PowerSwearingAbuseadultry

There is lying, and swearing, and killing, and stealing, and the committing of adultery; and blood touches blood. Verse ConceptsAdulterersDebaucheryStealingCrude LanguageNot Swearing OathsThose Who Committed AdulterySwearingadultry

Stay tonight, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem you, well; he will redeem. And if he does not delight to redeem you, as Jehovah lives, then I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning. Verse ConceptsSexual Chastity Examples Of

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

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

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor with pretense of covetousness; God is witness. Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

And I call God as witness to my soul that in order to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth. Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

Woe to you, blind guides, saying, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is a debtor! read more.
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore whoever shall swear by the altar swears by it, and by all things on it. And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. And he who shall swear by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits on it.

By this you shall be proved; as Pharaoh lives you shall not go forth from here unless your youngest brother comes here. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you shall be kept in prison so that your words may be proved, whether any truth is in you. Or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies.

All happens alike to all; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him who sacrifices, and to him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner. He who swears is as he who fears an oath. Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand, then it shall be that whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, surely it shall belong to Jehovah, or I will offer it up instead of a burnt offering. And Jephthah passed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them. And Jehovah delivered them into his hand. read more.
And he struck them from Aroer even until you come to Minnith, twenty cities, and to the meadow of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. So were the sons of Ammon subdued before the sons of Israel. And Jephthah came to Mizpeh 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 happened when he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me. For I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I cannot go back. And she said to him, My father, you have opened your mouth to the Lord; do to me according to that which has come out of your mouth, because Jehovah has taken vengeance for you upon your enemies, even of the sons of Ammon.

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

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. And she, being instructed before by her mother, said, Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter. And the king was sorry. But for the oath's sake, and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given.

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

And he said, What is the word which He has said to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide a thing from me of all the words that He said to you. 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, pronouncing with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man speaks rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and he knows, then he shall be guilty of one of these. Verse ConceptsCarelessnessOaths, HumanAbsence Of ThoughtSin Made KnownSwearing Oaths FalselyRash PeopleSwearing

And you shall swear, Jehovah lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him they shall glory. Verse ConceptsSwearing

For men truly swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

so that you 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 to them. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessParticipation, In SinServanthood, And Worship Of GodSteadfastnessNot Swearing OathsAvoiding ForeignersDo Not Have Other gods

But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you. Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

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