Oath
A solemn declaration invoking God as witness to the truthfulness of a statement or the binding nature of a promise. God himself swore oaths to Abraham (Genesis 22:16-17, Hebrews 6:13-17) and to David (Psalm 89:3-4). The Mosaic law regulated oaths (Leviticus 19:12, Numbers 30:2). Jesus cautioned against casual oath-taking: 'All you need to say is simply "Yes" or "No"; anything beyond this comes from the evil one' (Matthew 5:37). Hebrews 6:16 notes that 'people swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.' Oaths underscore the gravity of truth and covenant commitment.
Verses about Oath
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בראשית 24:8
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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בראשית 24:41
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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בראשית 26:3
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will pe…
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בראשית 26:28
And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us …
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בראשית 50:25
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
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שמות 22:11
Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept ther…
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ויקרא 5:4
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid fro…
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במדבר 5:19
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness wi…
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במדבר 5:21
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath amon…
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במדבר 30:2
If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proc…
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במדבר 30:10
And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
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במדבר 30:13
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
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דברים 7:8
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty…
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דברים 29:12
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day:
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דברים 29:14
Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
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יהושע 2:17
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
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יהושע 2:20
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
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יהושע 9:20
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
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שופטים 21:5
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made…
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שמואל א 14:26
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.