Bible Verses About Swearing

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

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 from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

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 proceedeth out of his mouth.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.