Bible Verses About Oaths

The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.

And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!