12 Bible Verses about Swearing Oaths

But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:

For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.

And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;