Matthew 5:34

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate,

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  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the Lorde: Heauen is my seate, and the earth is my footstoole: Where shall nowe the house stande that ye wyll builde vnto me? And where shalbe the place that I wyll dwell in?
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Wo be vnto you ye blynde guides: for ye say, whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is a detter. 17 Ye fooles and blynde. For whether is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is a detter. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, for whether is greater, the gyft: or the aulter that sanctifieth the gyft? 20 Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron. 21 And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin. 22 And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron.
  • Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde thy God, thou shalt not flacke to pay it: For the Lorde thy God wyll surely require it of thee, and it shalbe sinne in thee. 22 If thou shalt leaue bowyng, it shalbe no sinne in thee. 23 But that whiche is once gone out of thy lippes, thou must kepe and do, accordyng as thou hast vowed vnto the Lorde thy God of a freewyll, and as thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the hye and excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holy one: I dwell hye aboue and in the sanctuarie, and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirite do I dwell, that I may heale a troubled minde, and a contrite heart.
  • Eccl 9:2 : 2 It happeneth vnto one as vnto another, it goeth with the righteous as with the vngodly, with the good and cleane, as with the vncleane, with hym that offereth, as with him that offereth not: like as it goeth with the vertuous, so goeth it also with the sinner: as it happeneth vnto the pariured, so happeneth it also to hym that is afrayde to be forsworne.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:35-38
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    85%

    35Nor by the earth, for it is his footestoole, neither by Hierusalem, for it is the citie of the great kyng.

    36Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.

    37But let your communication be yea, yea, nay nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euyll.

    38Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

  • Matt 23:20-22
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    83%

    20Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron.

    21And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin.

    22And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron.

  • Matt 5:33
    81%

    33Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes.

  • Jas 5:12
    77%

    12But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.

  • Matt 23:18
    73%

    18And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is a detter.

  • Lev 19:12
    71%

    12Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lorde.

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Deut 5:11
    69%

    11Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne: for the Lorde wyll not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne.

  • Deut 5:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7Thou shalt haue none other Gods in my presence.

    8Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, or any likenesse of that which is in heauen aboue, and that is in earth beneath, and that is in the waters beneath the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    68%

    31If any man trespasse against his neyghbour, & there go an oth betweene them, and the one compel the other, and come, swearing before thyne aulter in this house:

  • Job 35:5
    68%

    5Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it, consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou.

  • Deut 5:17-20
    4 verses
    68%

    17Thou shalt not slay.

    18Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

    19Thou shalt not steale.

    20Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.

  • Matt 23:16
    68%

    16Wo be vnto you ye blynde guides: for ye say, whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is a detter.

  • Matt 15:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4For God comaunded, saying: honour father and mother, and he that curseth father or mother, let hym dye the death.

    5But ye say, whosoeuer shall say to father or mother: by the gyft that is offered of me, thou shalt be helped:

  • Exod 20:4
    68%

    4Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neyther any similitude that is in heauen aboue, eyther in the earth beneath, or in the waters vnder the earth.

  • Ps 89:35
    67%

    35I haue sworne once by my holynesse: that I wyll not speake an vntrueth vnto Dauid.

  • Matt 23:9
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    9And call no man your father, vpon the earth: for one is your father, which is in heauen.

  • Rev 10:5-6
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    67%

    5And the Angel which I sawe stande vpon the sea and vpon the earth, lyft vp his hande to heauen,

    6And sware by hym that lyueth for euermore, which created heauen and the thynges that therin are, & the earth and the thinges that therin are, and the sea, and the thynges which therin are, that there shoulde be no longer tyme.

  • Lev 5:4
    67%

    4Either if a soule sweare, and pronounceth with his lippes to do euill or to do good, whatsoeuer it be that a man shall pronounce with an othe, and the thyng be hyd from hym, and commeth to the knowledge of it, and hath offended in one of these:

  • Matt 5:18
    67%

    18For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled.

  • Eccl 5:5-6
    2 verses
    67%

    5For better is it that thou make no vowe, then that thou shouldest promise and not pay.

    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.

  • Exod 20:14-15
    2 verses
    67%

    14Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

    15Thou shalt not steale.

  • Exod 20:7
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    7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne: for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne.

  • Mark 13:31
    67%

    31Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my wordes shall not passe away.

  • Matt 24:35
    67%

    35Heauen and earth shall passe away but my wordes shall not passe away.

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

    13Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God and serue hym, and shalt sweare by his name.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Ye shall not do so vnto the Lorde your God:

  • Matt 5:20-21
    2 verses
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    20For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.

    21Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement.

  • Acts 7:49
    66%

    49Heauen is my seate, and earth is my footstoole. What house wyll ye buylde for me, saith the Lord? Or which is the place of my rest?

  • Matt 5:27
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    27Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry.

  • Jer 22:5
    66%

    5But if ye wyll not be obedient vnto these commaundementes, I sweare by mine owne selfe, saith the Lord, this house shalbe waste.

  • Isa 66:1
    66%

    1Thus saith the Lorde: Heauen is my seate, and the earth is my footstoole: Where shall nowe the house stande that ye wyll builde vnto me? And where shalbe the place that I wyll dwell in?

  • Matt 5:48
    66%

    48Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.

  • Ps 108:5
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    5Exalt thy selfe O Lord aboue the heauens: and let thy glory be aboue all the earth.

  • Matt 6:9
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    9After this maner therfore pray ye. O our father, which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.