Jeremiah 4:2
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2 Then when you swear by my name, saying,
‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
you could do so
with truth, justice, and righteousness.
Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world,
and all people would come and praise my name.”
Isaiah 65:16
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16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath
will do so by the God of truth.
For I will put aside my anger
and forget the evil of earlier days.
Jeremiah 9:24
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24 But those who wish to boast
should boast in this alone:
that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord
who demonstrates unfailing love
and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Genesis 22:18
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18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”
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2 Corinthians 10:17
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17 As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”[a]
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1 Corinthians 1:31
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31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”[a]
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Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
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Galatians 3:8
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8 What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.”[a]
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Jeremiah 12:16
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16 And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’ (just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people.
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Isaiah 45:25
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25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,
and in him they will boast.
Psalm 72:17
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17 May the king’s name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him
and bring him praise.
Zechariah 8:8
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8 I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God.
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Isaiah 45:23
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23 I have sworn by my own name;
I have spoken the truth,
and I will never go back on my word:
Every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.[a]”
1 Kings 3:6
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6 Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
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- 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.
Hosea 2:19
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19 I will make you my wife forever,
showing you righteousness and justice,
unfailing love and compassion.
Jeremiah 5:2
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2 But even when they are under oath,
saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
they are still telling lies!”
Isaiah 48:1-2
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God’s Stubborn People
48 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob,
you who are called by the name of Israel
and born into the family of Judah.
Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord
and call on the God of Israel.
You don’t keep your promises,
2 even though you call yourself the holy city
and talk about depending on the God of Israel,
whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Psalm 99:4
New Living Translation
4 Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
and righteousness throughout Israel.[a]
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