177 Bible Verses about Oaths
Want to know what the Bible says about Oaths? Here are 177 Bible verses about Oaths from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Matthew 5:34 NIV
But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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Deuteronomy 6:13 NIV
Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
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Hebrews 3:18 NIV
And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?
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Hebrews 7:21 NIV
but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:
‘You are a priest forever.’”
and will not change his mind:
‘You are a priest forever.’”
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Matthew 5:37 NIV
All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4 NIV
When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
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Deuteronomy 10:20 NIV
Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
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Exodus 22:11 NIV
the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required.
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Jeremiah 12:16 NIV
And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’ —even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal —then they will be established among my people.
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Jeremiah 38:16 NIV
But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”
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