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Lévitique 19:12
“‘ Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. (niv)
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Deutéronome 5:11
“ You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. (niv)
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Jacques 5:12
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear— not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” Otherwise you will be condemned. (niv)
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Jérémie 4:2
and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear,‘ As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.” (niv)
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Matthieu 5:33-37
“ Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago,‘ Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.All you need to say is simply‘ Yes’ or‘ No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. (niv)
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Hébreux 6:16-17
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. (niv)
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Josué 2:12
“ Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign (niv)
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Josué 2:17
Now the men had said to her,“ This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us (niv)
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Matthieu 26:63-64
But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him,“ I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”“ You have said so,” Jesus replied.“ But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (niv)
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Psaumes 50:14-16
“ Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”But to the wicked person, God says:“ What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? (niv)
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Josué 9:20
This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.” (niv)
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Matthieu 23:16-22
“ Woe to you, blind guides! You say,‘ If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?You also say,‘ If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it. (niv)
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Lévitique 24:11-16
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse; so they brought him to Moses.( His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri the Danite.)They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.Then the Lord said to Moses:“ Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.Say to the Israelites:‘ Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible;anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native- born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death. (niv)
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Deutéronome 10:20
Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. (niv)
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Proverbes 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say,‘ Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. (niv)
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2 Corinthiens 1 23
I call God as my witness— and I stake my life on it— that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. (niv)
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2 Samuel 21 1-2 Samuel 21 2
During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the Lord. The Lord said,“ It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.”The king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.( Now the Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.) (niv)
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1 Rois 2 9
But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.” (niv)
