9 occurrences

'Swear' in the Bible

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Verse ConceptsBlackWhiteWhite HairBlack HairOne Material ThingAppearance Of HairWorryingColorSwearingHair

Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongStatus Of The TempleUnimportant ThingsSwearing

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongOffering SacrificesUnimportant ThingsSwearing

But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessNot Knowing About ChristSwearing

For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, that ye do not fall under judgment.

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

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