Thematic Bible: Swearing falsely
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Swearing falsely » Forbidden
You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
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If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
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"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'
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Swearing falsely » False witnesses guilty of
The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,
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If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » saul
Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul's presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
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Saul accepted Jonathan's advice and took an oath, "As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death."
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Peter
At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, "I do not know the man!" At that moment a rooster crowed.
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He denied it again with an oath, "I do not know the man!"
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to
They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.
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These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
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Swearing falsely » Saints abstain from
He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord's loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.
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We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them."
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Zedekiah
He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand. But this one from Israel's royal family rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape? read more.
"'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke -- in the middle of Babylon he will die! Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note -- he gave his promise and did all these things -- he will not escape! "'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!
"'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke -- in the middle of Babylon he will die! Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note -- he gave his promise and did all these things -- he will not escape! "'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!
Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Shimei
When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had then returned, the king summoned Shimei and said to him, "You will recall that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, 'If you ever leave and go anywhere, know for sure that you will certainly die.' You said to me, 'The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.' Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?"
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Plead excuses for
You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, "We are safe!" You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!
Swearing falsely » Fraud often leads to
"When a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen, or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin --
Swearing falsely » We should not love
Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath -- these are all things that I hate,' says the Lord."
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Swearing falsely » Hateful to God
Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath -- these are all things that I hate,' says the Lord."
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Swearing falsely » Exemplified » Jews
"'For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall have a curse upon their houses for
"I will send it out," says the Lord who rules over all, "and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones."
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Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be cut off for
The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."
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Swearing falsely » Blessedness of abstaining from
The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Shall be judged on account of
"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.
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