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 (B)will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:11
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11 (A)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him [a]guiltless who takes His name in vain.
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- Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent
James 5:12
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12 But above all, my brethren, (A)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into [a]judgment.
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- James 5:12 M hypocrisy
Leviticus 19:12
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12 And you shall not (A)swear by My name falsely, (B)nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Jesus Forbids Oaths
33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (E)God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of (F)the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 (G)But let [b]your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
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- Matthew 5:33 ancient times
- Matthew 5:37 Lit. your word be yes yes
Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(B)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (D)glory.”
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- Jeremiah 4:2 justice
Hebrews 6:16-17
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16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and (A)an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to (B)the heirs of promise (C)the [a]immutability of His counsel, [b]confirmed it by an oath,
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- Hebrews 6:17 unchangeableness of His purpose
- Hebrews 6:17 guaranteed
Psalm 50:14-16
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14 (A)Offer to God thanksgiving,
And (B)pay your vows to the Most High.
15 (C)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,
Joshua 9:20
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20 This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest (A)wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”
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Matthew 26:63-64
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63 But (A)Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, (B)“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”
64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, (C)hereafter you will see the Son of Man (D)sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Matthew 23:16-22
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16 “Woe to you, (A)blind guides, who say, (B)‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ 17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold (C)or the temple that [a]sanctifies the gold? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ 19 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift (D)or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore he who [b]swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by (E)Him who [c]dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by (F)the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
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- Matthew 23:17 NU sanctified
- Matthew 23:20 Swears an oath
- Matthew 23:21 M dwelt
Joshua 2:17
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17 So the men said to her: “We will be (A)blameless[a] of this oath of yours which you have made us swear,
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- Joshua 2:17 free from obligation to this oath
Joshua 2:12
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12 Now therefore, I beg you, (A)swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to (B)my father’s house, and (C)give me [a]a true token,
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- Joshua 2:12 a pledge of truth
Proverbs 30:9
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9 (A)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
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 name of the Lord and (B)cursed; and so they (C)brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) 12 Then they (D)put him [a]in custody, (E)that [b]the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.
13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him (F)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God (G)shall [c]bear his sin. 16 And whoever (H)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.
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- Leviticus 24:12 under guard
- Leviticus 24:12 Lit. it might be declared to them from the mouth of the Lord
- Leviticus 24:15 be responsible for
Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
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2 Corinthians 1:23
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23 Moreover (A)I call God as witness against my soul, (B)that to spare you I came no more 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)inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, “It is because of Saul and his [a]bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.” 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but (B)of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them (C)in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.
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- 2 Samuel 21:1 Lit. house of bloodshed
1 Kings 2:9
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9 Now therefore, (A)do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but (B)bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”
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