Exodus 20:7
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7 (A)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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James 5:12
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12 But above all, my brothers, (A)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
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Leviticus 19:12
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12 (A)You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so (B)profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Oaths
33 “Again (A)you have heard that it was said to those of old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for (E)it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is (F)the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; (G)anything more than this comes from evil.[a]
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- Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one
Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then (B)nations shall bless themselves in him,
(C)and in him shall they glory.”
Hebrews 6:16-17
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16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (A)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (B)the heirs of the promise (C)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (D)he guaranteed it with an oath,
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Psalm 50:14-16
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14 (A)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[a]
and (B)perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and (C)call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will (D)deliver you, and you shall (E)glorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
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- Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
Joshua 9:20
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20 This we will do to them: let them live, lest (A)wrath be upon us, (B)because of the oath that we swore to them.”
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Matthew 26:63-64
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63 (A)But Jesus remained silent. (B)And the high priest said to him, (C)“I adjure you by (D)the living God, (E)tell us if you are (F)the Christ, (G)the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, (H)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on (I)you will see the Son of Man (J)seated at the right hand of Power and (K)coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Matthew 23:16-22
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16 “Woe to (A)you, (B)blind guides, who say, (C)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or (D)the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (E)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (F)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (G)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (H)heaven swears by (I)the throne of God and by (J)him who sits upon it.
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Joshua 2:17
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17 The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
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Joshua 2:12
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12 Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and (A)give me a sure sign
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Proverbs 30:9
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9 lest I be (A)full and (B)deny you
and say, (C)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
(D)and profane the name of my God.
Leviticus 24:11-16
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11 and the Israelite woman's son (A)blasphemed the (B)Name, and cursed. Then they (C)brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And (D)they put him in custody, (E)till the will of the Lord should be clear to them.
13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 (F)“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him (G)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall (H)bear his sin. 16 Whoever (I)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and (B)hold fast to him, and (C)by his name you shall swear.
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2 Corinthians 1:23
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23 But (A)I call God to witness against me—it was (B)to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.
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2 Samuel 21:1-2
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David Avenges the Gibeonites
21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David (A)sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but (B)of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
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1 Kings 2:9
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9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, (A)for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall (B)bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”
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