Thematic Bible: Swearing falsely
Thematic Bible
Swearing falsely » Forbidden
You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Verse Concepts
If a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
Verse Concepts
"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
Verse Concepts
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » saul
And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
Verse Concepts
And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death."
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Peter
Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.
Verse Concepts
And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man."
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to
They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Verse Concepts
Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely.
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Saints abstain from
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
Verse Concepts
This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them."
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Zedekiah
And he took one of the royal offspringand made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? read more.
"As I live, declares the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head.
"As I live, declares the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head.
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Shimei
And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you swear by the LORD and solemnly warn you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die'? And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.' Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I commanded you?"
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Plead excuses for
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, 'We are delivered!'--only to go on doing all these abominations?
Swearing falsely » Fraud often leads to
"If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely--in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby--
Swearing falsely » We should not love
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD."
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Hateful to God
do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD."
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Jews
"For thus says the Lord GOD: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant,
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall have a curse upon their houses for
I will send it out, declares the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones."
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be cut off for
Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.
Verse Concepts
Swearing falsely » Blessedness of abstaining from
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be judged on account of
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
Verse Concepts