Bible Verses About Swearing Oaths

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Direct Bible passage from Matthew 5:34

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Direct Bible passage from James 5:12

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

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And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

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And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

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And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

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Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

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And Abraham said, I will swear.

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And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Law text forbids swearing falsely by God's name.

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

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But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

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Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

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And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:

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Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

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It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

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If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

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And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

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They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

Prophetic warning about swearing falsely in covenant making.

Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

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Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

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And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?

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