'Oaths' in the Bible
Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:
But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;
And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;
Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.
And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking.
For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,
For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.