Bible Verses About Oath

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

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

Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.

Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient?