Bible Dictionary: Swearing Falsely: Forbidden

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Leviticus 19:12
And you shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
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Numbers 30:2
If a man vow a vow to 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 proceeds out of his mouth.
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Matthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time, You shall not forswear yourself, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths:
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Library

Whether He Sins who Demands an Oath of a Perjurer?
... when a man knows another to be swearing falsely, he is ... xlvii), "though we are forbidden
to swear, I do ... another to swear, knowing that he will swear falsely. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether he sins who demands.htm

The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing
... in the matter of swearing, because God had forbidden his people, in the books of
Exodus and Deuteronomy, "to take his name in vain," or to swear falsely by his ...
/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/the heinous sin of profane.htm

Covenanting a Duty.
... of insincerity in making an evil engagement; but every such compact is forbidden.
When, therefore, as in many passages, swearing falsely is denounced with a ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter iii covenanting a duty.htm

Letter Xlvii. (AD 398. )
... it is, beyond all doubt, worse to swear falsely by the ... ground on which you forbear
from swearing yourself, you ... be your opinion, regard it as forbidden to exact ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xlvii a d 398.htm

Chapter xvii.
... as that any one should think that he may swear falsely by it ... unnecessary appeals
to God, as well as careless and profane swearing, are forbidden, as coming ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xvii.htm

Faustus is Willing to Admit that Christ May have Said that He came ...
... which in human conduct corresponds to the characteristics of the forbidden animals. ...
For one who never swears is less in danger of swearing falsely than one who ...
/.../faustus is willing to admit.htm

The Ninth Commandment
... 2] The second thing forbidden in this ... be a false witness, and has testified falsely
against his ... That which is condemned in the commandment is, swearing to what ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 9 the ninth commandment.htm

Psalm CX.
... rightly forbidden to swear: for he will be farther from perjury in proportion as
he is far from swearing. For the man who sweareth, may swear truly or falsely: ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cx.htm

The Third Commandment
... There is a threefold swearing forbidden: ... That which makes swearing yet more heinous,
is, that when men ... Ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 3 the third commandment.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my ... All polygamy is clearly forbidden
in these words, wherein ... not only allowed all manner of swearing in common ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 23 upon our lords.htm

Subtopics

Profane Swearing of all Kinds is Desecration of God's Name and is Forbidden

Profane Swearing: Gehazi

Profane Swearing: Guilt of

Profane Swearing: Nations Visited For

Profane Swearing: Peter

Profane Swearing: Punishment For

Profane Swearing: Son of Israelitish Woman

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Addicted To

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Clothe Themselves With

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Love

Profane Swearing: Woe Denounced Against