Exodus 20:7; Jeremiah 5:7; Matthew 5:34; Matthew 5:37; James 5:12

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Exodus 20:7

hYou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.


Jeremiah 5:7

lHow can I pardon you?

Your children have forsaken me

mand have sworn by those who are no gods.

nWhen I fed them to the full,

othey committed adultery

pand trooped to the houses of whores.


Matthew 5:34

34 But I say to you, sDo not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for tit is the throne of God,


Matthew 5:37

37 Let what you say be simply Yes or No; vanything more than this comes from evil.1


James 5:12

12 But above all, my brothers, udo 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.