Bible verses about "oaths" | CAB

Psalms 15:4

4 In his sight an evil worker is set at nought, but he honors them that fear the Lord. He swears to his neighbor, and disappoints him not.

Hebrews 6:16

16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and the oath for confirmation is an end of every dispute to them.

Hebrews 3:18

18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter into His rest, except to those who disobeyed?

Hebrews 7:28

28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who has been perfected forever.

Hebrews 7:21

21 for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said to Him: "The LORD has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' ",

Hebrews 6:17

17 Thus God, wanting to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His counsel, guaranteed it by an oath,

Hebrews 6:13

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

21 And if you will vow a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and otherwise it shall be sin to you. 22 But if you should be unwilling to vow, it is not sin to you. 23 You shall observe the words that proceed from between your lips; and as you have vowed a gift to the Lord God, so shall you do that which you have spoken with your mouth.

Numbers 30:2

2 Any man that shall vow a vow to the Lord, or swear an oath, or bind himself with an obligation upon his soul, he shall not break his word; all that shall come out of his mouth he shall do.

James 5:12

12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your "Yes," be "Yes," and your "No," "No," so that you may not fall into hypocrisy.

Matthew 5:33-37

33 "Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'You shall not swear falsely, but you shall pay your oaths to the Lord.' 34 "But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 But let your word be 'Yes', 'yes,'; 'No,' 'no.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

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