Thematic Bible: Swearing falsely


Thematic Bible




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 ConceptsCovenant ObligationsCovenant breakersFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsGuaranteeOaths, HumanPerjuryPledgesUnfaithfulness, To PeopleVowsVowsBindingMaking VowsSwearingfreemasonry

"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 ConceptsMaking VowsFalse WaysGod Speaking Of Oldgrandmas

The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, Verse ConceptsInvestigating

If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, Verse ConceptsPunishmentsconsequencestestifyingaccusationsapostasy

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 ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingEscaping From PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific Peoplesaul

And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death."

Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed. Verse ConceptsBad LanguagePrayerlessnessUnfaithfulness, To PeopleApostasy, RestoredBirds, Types Of BirdsChickensBird SoundsNot Knowing About ChristSwearingcursesdenial

And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man." Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfNot Knowing About ChristMental Abusedenial

They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageInjustice, Examples OfLawsuitsPerjuryFurrowsPoisonTreatyWeedsCursingSwearing Oaths FalselyMere TalkNo Justice

Though they say, "As the LORD lives," yet they swear falsely. Verse ConceptsPerjurySwearing Oaths Falsely

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 ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourEvil AssociationsSwearing OathsDespising PeopleThe Honourable Will Be HonouredHurtSwearinghurting

This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them." Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsUnfaithfulness, To PeopleKept Alive By Men

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.

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?"

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?

"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--

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 ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

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 ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

"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 ConceptsPunishment, According To DeedsEquality Of PunishmentBreaking The Covenant

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 ConceptsSwearing Oaths FalselyBuilding Stones RejectedHouses Under AttackWood And StoneSwearingflyingthieves

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 ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSwearing Oaths FalselyThe Curse Of The LawSwearing

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.

"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 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

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