Bible verses about "oaths" | Rotherham

⁴ Despised in his sight, is the reprobate, but, them who revere Yahweh, he doth honour, he hath sworn to his neighbour, and will not change;

¹⁶ For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:

¹⁸ But, unto whom, sware he, that they should not enter into his rest,––save unto them who were obstinate?

²⁸ For, the law, constituteth, men, high–priests, having, weakness; but, the word of the oath–taking, which cometh after the law, A Son, age–abidingly, made perfect.

²¹ For, they, indeed, apart from oath–taking, have been made priests, but, he, with an oath–taking, through him that was saying unto him––The Lord sware, and will not regret,––Thou, art a priest, age–abidingly

¹⁷ Wherein God, being, more abundantly disposed to shew forth unto the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, mediated, with an oath,––

¹³ For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He sware, by himself,––

²¹ When thou shalt vow a vow unto Yahweh thy God, thou shalt not delay to make it good,––for Yahweh thy God would, require, it of thee, and it should be, in thee, sin. ²² But, if thou refrain from vowing, it shall not be, in thee, sin. ²³ That which goeth forth out of thy lips, thou must observe and do,––according as thou didst vow unto Yahweh thy God the free–will offering of which thou didst speak with thy mouth.

² When, a man, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh, or swear an oath to bind a bond upon his soul, he shall not break his word,––according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth, shall he do.

¹² But, before all things, my brethren, do not swear,––either by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your Yea be yea, and your Nay nay,––lest, under judgment, ye fall.

³³ Again, ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time, Thou shalt not swear falsely,––but shalt render unto the Lord, thine oaths. ³⁴ But, I, tell you––not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God,–– ³⁵ Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, it is the, city, of the Great King; ³⁶ Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black. ³⁷ But let your word be, Yea, yea,––Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.