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Matthew 5:37 ESV / 970 helpful votes Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.Matthew 5:33-37 ESV / 841 helpful votes “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.Numbers 30:1-2 ESV / 811 helpful votes Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the Lord has commanded. If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 ESV / 753 helpful votes When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.1 John 2:5 ESV / 723 helpful votes But whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:Matthew 5:33 ESV / 679 helpful votes “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’Numbers 30:2 ESV / 636 helpful votes If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.John 1:1 ESV / 617 helpful votes In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Psalm 119:9 ESV / 614 helpful votes How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.Psalm 119:11 ESV / 565 helpful votes I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.James 5:12 ESV / 561 helpful votes But above all, my brothers, do 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.Proverbs 20:25 ESV / 549 helpful votes It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.Deuteronomy 23:23 ESV / 535 helpful votes You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 526 helpful votes For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Psalm 119:105 ESV / 517 helpful votes Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Matthew 4:4 ESV / 492 helpful votes But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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