Mat 5:33-34, Jam 5:12 | ESV | STEP | Again you have heard that it was said to those of old , You shall not swear falsely , but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn .

a[See ver. 27 above]

Matthew 5:33-34

Oaths

33 “Again ^ayou have heard that it was said to those of old, ^b‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^cshall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, ^dDo not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^eit is the throne of God,

James 5:12

12 But above all, my brothers, ^fdo not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.