Thematic Bible: Swearing falsely
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Swearing falsely » Forbidden
And you shall not swear by My name falsely; nor shall you profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.
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If a man vows a vow to Jehovah, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that comes out of his mouth.
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Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."
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Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
And the judges shall make careful inquiry. And behold, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely against his brother,
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If a false witness rises up against any man to testify a falling away against him,
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » saul
And Saul thought to strike David even to the wall with the spear. But he burst forth from Saul's presence, and he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
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And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. And Saul swore, As Jehovah lives, he shall not die.
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Peter
Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know the man. And immediately the cock crowed.
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And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant. So judgment springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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And though they say, As Jehovah lives; surely they swear falsely.
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Swearing falsely » Saints abstain from
in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;
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This we will do to them. We will even let them live, lest wrath be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Zedekiah
And he has taken of the king's seed and has made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath from him. He has also taken the mighty of the land, so that the kingdom might be low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, to give him horses and many people. Shall he be blessed? Shall he who does such things escape? Or shall he break the covenant and be delivered? read more.
As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. Nor shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company work for him in the war, by pouring out siege mounds and building forts, to cut off many persons. And he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant. And, behold, he had given his hand, and has done all these, he shall not escape. Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely My oath that he has despised, and My covenant that he has broken, I will even repay it on his own head.
As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. Nor shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company work for him in the war, by pouring out siege mounds and building forts, to cut off many persons. And he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant. And, behold, he had given his hand, and has done all these, he shall not escape. Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely My oath that he has despised, and My covenant that he has broken, I will even repay it on his own head.
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Shimei
And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again. And the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, Did I not make you swear by Jehovah, and warn you, saying, In the day you go out, and you have gone anywhere, you certainly shall know that you shall surely die? And you said to me, The word I have heard is good. Why then have you not kept the oath of Jehovah and the command that I have charged you with?
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Plead excuses for
Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
Swearing falsely » Fraud often leads to
If a soul sins, and acts unfaithfully against Jehovah, and lies to his neighbor as to a deposit-- or as to security, or by robbery, or has extorted his neighbor, or has found that which was lost and lies concerning it and swears falsely-- in any of all these that a man does, sinning in it,
Swearing falsely » We should not love
And let each devise no evil in your heart against his neighbor; and love no false oath. For all these are things that I hate, says Jehovah.
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Swearing falsely » Hateful to God
And let each devise no evil in your heart against his neighbor; and love no false oath. For all these are things that I hate, says Jehovah.
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Jews
For so says the Lord Jehovah: I will even deal with you as you have done, who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall have a curse upon their houses for
I will bring it forth, says Jehovah of Hosts; and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by My name. And it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall devour it, and its timber and its stones.
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be cut off for
And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth; for from now on everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it; and everyone who swears from now on shall be cut off according to it.
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Swearing falsely » Blessedness of abstaining from
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, and has not sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be judged on account of
And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.
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