23 Bible Verses about Swearing

But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God:

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Then began he to utter the bitterest curses, and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.

And again, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, it is binding.

For God when he gave the promise to Abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by, sware by himself,

Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus.

Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding.

nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King:

For men indeed swear by something greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes.

And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him also who dwelleth in it.

Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it.

Then began he to make the most dreadful imprecations, and to swear, I know not the man of whom ye speak.

So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it.

Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.