Thematic Bible: Swearing falsely
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Swearing falsely » Forbidden
"You are not to use my name to deceive, thereby defiling the name of your God. I am the LORD.
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"When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath an obligation that is binding to himself he is not to break his word. Instead, he is to fulfill whatever promise came out of his mouth.'"
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"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'
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Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
The judges will investigate thoroughly. If the false witness lies in testifying against his relative,
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When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » saul
Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he jumped away from Saul and the spear stuck in the wall. That night David escaped and fled.
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Saul listened to Jonathan, and swore by the life of the LORD that David would not be killed.
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Peter
Then he began to curse violently. "I don't know the man!" he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed.
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Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to
Their word is falsely given as they make their agreements; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
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Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely."
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Swearing falsely » Saints abstain from
The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,
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So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them."
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Zedekiah
Then he took one of the royal descendants, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath of loyalty, taking the leaders of the land captive in order to humiliate the kingdom so it wouldn't be able to return to power, but would still be able to continue as long as he keeps his covenant. But he rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Or will the one who did this escape? Will he break the covenant, but still be delivered?'" read more.
"As long as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "in Babylon, that place where the king has enthroned him, whose oath he despised so as to break his covenant, he'll die with him. Pharaoh, with his massive army and large battalions won't protect him when mounds and siege walls are built to destroy many people. He despised the oath he had made and broke the covenant. Look! Because he willingly submitted, yet he has done all these things, he won't escape. Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says, "As long as I live, because he despised my oath and broke my covenant, he's going to suffer the consequences.
"As long as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "in Babylon, that place where the king has enthroned him, whose oath he despised so as to break his covenant, he'll die with him. Pharaoh, with his massive army and large battalions won't protect him when mounds and siege walls are built to destroy many people. He despised the oath he had made and broke the covenant. Look! Because he willingly submitted, yet he has done all these things, he won't escape. Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says, "As long as I live, because he despised my oath and broke my covenant, he's going to suffer the consequences.
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Shimei
Later, Solomon found out that Shimei had left Jerusalem, gone to Gath, and had returned, so the king sent for Shimei and asked him, "Didn't I make a promise to the LORD and warn you, "The day you leave and go anywhere else, you can be sure you'll die'? And you told me, "What your majesty has decreed is acceptable to me.' So why haven't you kept the oath you made to the LORD, and why didn't you obey my personal order to you?"
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Plead excuses for
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear by false gods, burn incense to Baal, follow other gods that you don't know, and then come to stand before me in this house that is called by my name and say, "We're delivered' so we can continue to do all these things that are repugnant to God?
Swearing falsely » Fraud often leads to
"A person sins against the LORD by acting treacherously toward his neighbor regarding something entrusted to his care, regarding security for a loan, robbery, if he has oppressed his neighbor, if he has found something that had been lost and then lied about it, or if he makes a false oath about any of these things, thus committing a sin with respect to these things.
Swearing falsely » We should not love
don't plot evil in your heart against a neighbor, and don't tolerate false testimonies, because I hate all these things,' declares the LORD."
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Swearing falsely » Hateful to God
don't plot evil in your heart against a neighbor, and don't tolerate false testimonies, because I hate all these things,' declares the LORD."
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Jews
"since the Lord GOD says, "I'll deal with you according to what you've done, when you despised your oath by breaking the covenant.
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall have a curse upon their houses for
"I am bringing this about," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "The curse will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who lies in my name. The curse will remain in his house until that house has been completely destroyed, right down to its timber and stones."
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be cut off for
He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."
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Swearing falsely » Blessedness of abstaining from
The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully. This person will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be judged on account of
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
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