Quotes About Oath

how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.

Keep the kingís command, I say, because of your oath before God.

Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

and if you can swear, ëAs surely as the LORD lives,í in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Although they say, ëAs surely as the LORD lives,í they are swearing falsely.”

This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.

For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

ëAs surely as I live,í declares the Lord GOD, ëhe will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!í

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëAs surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ëI am the LORD your God.í

Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—

All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ëAs surely as the LORD lives!í

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ëDo not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.í

But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is Godís throne;

Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ëIf anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.í