7 occurrences

'Swear' in the Bible

Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Verse ConceptsBlackWhiteWhite HairBlack HairOne Material ThingAppearance Of HairWorryingColorSwearingHair

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessNot Knowing About ChristSwearing

And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed?

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing Harmdisobedience

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

Bible Theasaurus

Affirm (70 instances)
Assert (5 instances)
Blaspheme (17 instances)
Depose (2 instances)

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