6 Bible Verses about Swearing By

For men swear by a greater Being, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.

Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing; but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound.read more.
O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift? He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it: and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it: and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it:

and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it:

and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by Him that liveth for ever, who created the heaven and the things therein, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things therein, that there shall be time no longer: