4 occurrences

'Swear' in the Bible

And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing Harmdisobedience

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into 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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