Mat 5:33-37, 23:16-22, 1Ti 1:9, 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 5:33-37

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, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^fthe city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^ganything more than this comes from evil. ^{▼▼Or the evil one}

Matthew 23:16-22

16 “Woe to ⁱyou, ^jblind guides, who say, ^k‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^lthe temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by ^mthe gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or ⁿthe altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by ^ohim who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by ^pheaven swears by ^qthe throne of God and by ^rhim who sits upon it.

1 Timothy 1:9

9 understanding this, that the ^slaw is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

James 5:12

12 But above all, my brothers, ^tdo 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.