Bible verses about "oaths" | MNT

¹⁶ I am referring to the oath because men swear by what is greater than themselves, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

¹⁸ And to whom did he swear that they should never enter into his rest, if not to those who had proved faithless?

²⁸ For the Law appoints human beings to be high priests, men with all their weakness; but the word of the oath, which was later than the Law, appoints a Son, perfected forevermore.

²¹ For although those priests became such without an oath, He had an oath form God who said to him, The Lord hath sworn and will not change, Thou art a priest forever.

¹⁷ On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;

¹³ For when God make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.

¹² Again, above all things, my brothers, swear not at all, neither by the heavens, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. Let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no," so you will not fall under condemnation.

³³ "Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You must not forswear yourselves, but must perform your vows to the Lord. ³⁴ "But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne; ³⁵ "nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. ³⁶ "Nor must you swear by your head, since you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ "But let your word be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the Evil One.