Bible Verses About Oaths

But Avram answered the king of S'dom, "I have raised my hand in an oath to ADONAI, El 'Elyon, maker of heaven and earth,

He said, "I have sworn by myself - says ADONAI- that because you have done this, because you haven't withheld your son, your only son,

Avraham said to the servant who had served him the longest, who was in charge of all he owned, "Put your hand under my thigh;

because I want you to swear by ADONAI, God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from among the women of the Kena'ani, among whom I am living;

but that you will go to my homeland, to my kinsmen, to choose a wife for my son Yitz'chak."

But if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from your obligation under my oath. Just don't bring my son back there."

The servant put his hand under the thigh of Avraham his master and swore to him concerning the matter.

They answered, "We saw very clearly that ADONAI has been with you; so we said, 'Let there be an oath between us: let's make a pact between ourselves and you

So now, come, let's make a covenant, I and you; and let it stand as a testimony between me and you."

May the God of Avraham and also the god of Nachor, the god of their father, judge between us." But Ya'akov swore by the One his father Yitz'chak feared.

Here's how you can prove you're not lying: as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave here unless your youngest brother comes here.

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother. Meanwhile, you will be kept in custody. This will prove whether there is any truth in what you say. Otherwise, as Pharaoh lives, you are certainly spies."

The time came when Isra'el was approaching death; so he called for his son Yosef and said to him, "If you truly love me, please put your hand under my thigh and pledge that, out of consideration for me, you will not bury me in Egypt.

Then Yosef took an oath from the sons of Isra'el: "God will surely remember you, and you are to carry my bones up from here."

then the neighbor's oath before ADONAI that he has not taken the goods will settle the matter between them -the owner is to accept it without the neighbor's making restitution.

If someone allows to slip from his mouth an oath to do evil or to do good, and he doesn't remember that he clearly spoke this oath, then, no matter what it was about, when he learns of it, he is guilty.

or by dealing falsely in regard to a lost object he has found, or by swearing to a lie -if a person commits any of these sins,

The cohen will make her swear by saying to her, "If no man has gone to bed with you, if you have not gone astray to make yourself unclean while under your husband's authority, then be free from this water of embitterment and cursing.

and his ram as a sacrifice of peace offerings to ADONAI, with the basket of matzah. The cohen will also offer the grain offering and drink offering that go with the peace offering.

Tell them this: 'As surely as I live, ADONAI swears, as surely as you have spoken in my ears, I will do this to you:

when a man makes a vow to ADONAI or formally obligates himself by swearing an oath, he is not to break his word but is to do everything he said he would do.

You are to fear ADONAI your God, serve him and swear by his name.

You are to fear ADONAI your God, serve him, cling to him and swear by his name.

So, please, swear to me by ADONAI that, since I have been kind to you, you will also be kind to my father's family. Give me some evidence of your good faith,

so Y'hoshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to spare their lives, and the leading officials of the community swore to them.