Thematic Bible: Profane Swearing
Thematic Bible
profane Swearing » Of all kinds is desecration of God's name and is forbidden
I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne, Or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King. Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.
and a man, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it, while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
profane Swearing » Punishment for
profane Swearing » Guilt of
profane Swearing » Nations visited for
profane Swearing » The wicked » Addicted to
'And their mouths are full of bitter curses.'
Verse Concepts
profane Swearing » Exemplified
profane Swearing » Exemplified » Peter
Then Peter began to swear, with most solemn imprecations: "I do not know the man." At that moment a cock crowed;
Verse Concepts
profane Swearing » Woe denounced against
Alas for you, you blind guides! You say 'if any answer by the Temple, his oath counts for nothing; but, if any one swears by the gold of the Temple, his oath is binding him'!
Verse Concepts