7 occurrences

'Swear' in the Bible

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform thy vows to the Lord.'

Verse ConceptsMaking VowsFalse WaysGod Speaking Of Oldgrandmas

And to whom did He swear that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who were disobedient?

Verse ConceptsGod Swearing Harmdisobedience

For when God gave the promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your 'yes' be simply 'yes,' and your 'no' be simply 'no;' that you may not come under condemnation.

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

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Affirm (70 instances)
Assert (5 instances)
Blaspheme (17 instances)
Depose (2 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלה 
'alah 
Usage: 7

אלה 
'alah 
Usage: 35

ὀμνύω 
Omnuo 
Usage: 15