9 occurrences

'Swear' in the Bible

"Again you have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

Verse ConceptsMaking VowsFalse WaysGod Speaking Of Oldgrandmas

And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Verse ConceptsBlackWhiteWhite HairBlack HairOne Material ThingAppearance Of HairWorryingColorSwearingHair

And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know this man whom you are talking about!"

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessNot Knowing About ChristSwearing

And to whom did he swear [they would] not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

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 people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment.

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

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