Bible verses about "oaths" | Anderson

¹⁶ For, verily, men swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

¹⁸ But to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not?

²⁸ For the law makes men high priests, who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, makes the Son, who is perfected forever.

²¹ (for those priests were made such without an oath, but this one with an oath, by him that said to him, The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec;)

¹⁷ Wherefore, God, being more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of his promise the immutability of his purpose, inter posed an oath,

¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

¹² But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by heaven, or by the earth, or with any other oath: but let your yes, be yes, and your no, be no, lest you fall into condemnation.

³³ Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not swear falsely, but shall pay to the Lord your vows. ³⁴ But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: ³⁶ neither shall you swear by your head, for you can not make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.