Thematic Bible: Profane Swearing
Thematic Bible
profane Swearing » Of all kinds is desecration of God's name and is forbidden
Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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 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.
profane Swearing » Punishment for
And he who blasphemes the name of LORD, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. As well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and they brought forth him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the sons of Israel did as LORD commanded Moses.
profane Swearing » Guilt of
Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
profane Swearing » Nations visited for
Hear the word of LORD, ye sons of Israel, for LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood. Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yea, the fishes of the sea shall also be taken away.
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.
profane Swearing » The wicked » Addicted to
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
profane Swearing » Exemplified
and the son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed. And they brought him to Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
profane Swearing » Exemplified » Peter
Then he began to curse vehemently and to swear, I do not know the man. And straightaway a cock sounded.
profane Swearing » Woe denounced against
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.
profane Swearing » Exemplified » Gehazi
But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.
profane Swearing » The wicked » Clothe themselves with
He also clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.
profane Swearing » The wicked » Love
Yea, he loved cursing, and it came to him. And he did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.