23 Bible Verses about Swearing

I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne,

Above all things, my Brothers, never take an oath, either by heaven, or by earth, or by anything else. With you let 'Yes' suffice for yes, and 'No' for no, so that you may escape condemnation.

Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.

Then Peter began to swear, with most solemn imprecations: "I do not know the man." At that moment a cock crowed;

Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.

You say, too, 'If any one swears by the altar, his oath counts for nothing, but, if any one swears by the offering placed on it, his oath is binding on him'!

When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.

From the very same mouth come blessings and curses! My Brothers, it is not right that this should be so.

Alas for you, you blind guides! You say 'if any answer by the Temple, his oath counts for nothing; but, if any one swears by the gold of the Temple, his oath is binding him'!

Or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.

Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.

and a man, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it,

Therefore a man, swearing by the altar, swears by it and by all that is on it,

But he began to swear with the most solemn imprecations: "I do not know the man you are speaking about."

while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

In the morning the Jews combined together, and took an oath that they would not eat or drink till they had killed Paul.