12 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 unto you, ye blind guides, which 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 sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongOffering SacrificesUnimportant ThingsSwearing

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Verse ConceptsSwearing BySwearing

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

Verse ConceptsStatus Of The TempleSwearing BySwearing

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Verse ConceptsHeaven, God's ThroneHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansGod Sitting In GlorySwearing BySwearing

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

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessNot Knowing About ChristSwearing

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

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

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