23 Bible Verses about Swearing
Most Relevant Verses
But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, that you may not fall under condemnation.
Then he began to curse and swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately a cock crew;
But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.
If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound.
For God haying promised Abraham, when he could not swear by a greater, swore by himself,
Out of the same mouth proceeds a blessing and a curse. My brothers, these things ought not so to be.
Woe to you blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound.
nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;
For men indeed swear by a greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all dispute;
and he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that inhabits it;
He then that swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it;
and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it.
And when it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves by an oath, saying that they would not eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
From Thematic Bible
Swearing » FALSE » Profane, forbidden
Above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, that you may not fall under condemnation.
But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Topics on Swearing
God Swearing Blessings
Hebrews 6:13-14For God haying promised Abraham, when he could not swear by a greater, swore by himself,
Not Swearing Oaths
Matthew 5:34But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Swearing Being Forbidden
Matthew 5:34But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Swearing By
Hebrews 6:16For men indeed swear by a greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all dispute;
Swearing Oaths
James 5:12Above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, that you may not fall under condemnation.
