23 Bible Verses about Swearing

But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,

Above all, my brothers, do not swear an oath, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else; let your "Yes" be a plain Yes, and your "No" a plain No, or you will fall under condemnation.

You must not swear by your own head, for you cannot make one single hair white or black.

Then he started to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know the man!" And at that moment a cock crowed.

But your way of speaking must be 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything that goes beyond that comes from the evil one.

You say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the offering that is on it, it is binding.'

For when God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to make oath by, he did so by himself,

Blessing and cursing issue from the same mouth! This is not right, my brothers.

Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the sanctuary, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, it is binding.'

or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.

For men make oath by something greater than themselves, and they accept an oath as settling finally any disagreement they may have.

and anyone who swears by the sanctuary is swearing by it and by him who dwells in it;

Anyone who swears by the altar is swearing by it and by everything that is on it,

But he began to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know this man that you are talking about!"

and anyone who swears by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.

In the morning, the Jews made a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.