Matthew 5:34

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But I saye vnto you: sweare not at all, nether by heaue, for it is Godis seate:

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  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But aboue all thinges my brethre, sweare not, nether by heaue, nether by earth, nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye, and yor naye naye: lest ye faule in to ypocricy.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saieth the LORDE: Heaue is my seate, and the earth is my fote stole. Where shal now the house stonde, yt ye will buylde vnto me? And where shal be the place, yt I wil dwel in?
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Wo vnto you blyndegydes, which saye: Who so euer sweareth by the temple, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is giltie. 17 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge? 20 Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron: 21 and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin. 22 And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron.
  • Deut 23:21-23 : 21 Whan thou makest a vowe vnto ye LORDE yi God, to shalt not be slacke to perfourme it: for the LORDE thy God shal requyre it of the, and it shal be synne vnto the. 22 Yf thou leaue vowinge, then is it no synne vnto the. 23 But that which is proceaded out of yi lyppes shalt thou kepe, and do therafter, acordinge as thou hast vowed vnto the LORDE of a frewyll, which thou hast spoken wt thy mouth.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saieth the hie and excellet, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holyone: I dwel hie aboue and in the sanctuary, & with him also, yt is of a cotrite and huble sprete: yt I maye heale a troubled mynde, and a cotrite herte.
  • Eccl 9:2 : 2 It happeneth vnto one as vnto another: It goeth with the rightuous as with the vngodly: with the good & cleane as with the vncleane: with him that offereth as with him that offereth not: like as it goeth with the vertuous, so goeth it also with the synner: As it happeneth vnto the periured, so happeneth it also vnto him that is afrayed to be man sworne.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:35-38
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    85%

    35nor yet by the earth, for it is his fote stole: nether by Ierusalem, for it is the cyte of ye greate kinge:

    36nether shalt thou sweare by thy heed, because thou canst not make one heer whyte or blacke:

    37But your communicacion shalbe, yee, yee: nay, nay. For what soeuer is more then that, commeth of euel.

    38Ye haue herde howe it is sayde: An eye for an eye, a toth for a toth.

  • Matt 23:20-22
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    83%

    20Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron:

    21and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin.

    22And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Agayne, ye haue herde, how it was sayde to the of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thyne ooth to God.

  • Jas 5:12
    77%

    12But aboue all thinges my brethre, sweare not, nether by heaue, nether by earth, nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye, and yor naye naye: lest ye faule in to ypocricy.

  • Matt 23:18
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    18And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye.

  • Lev 19:12
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    12Ye shal not sweare falsely by my name, & so to vnhalowe the name of thy God: for I am the LORDE.

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2Be not hastie with thy mouth, & let not thine hert speake eny thige rashly before God. For God is in heauen, & thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Deut 5:11
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    11Thou shalt not take ye name of ye LORDE yi God in vayne: For ye LORDE shal not holde him vngiltie, yt taketh his name in vaine.

  • Deut 5:7-8
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    68%

    7Thou shalt haue none other goddes in my sighte.

    8Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage of eny maner of licknesse of the thinges yt are aboue in heauen, & beneth vpon earth, & in the water vnder the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
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    31Whan eny ma synneth agaynst his neghboure, and taketh vpon him an ooth wherwith he byndeth him selfe, and ye ooth commeth before thine altare in this house,

  • Job 35:5
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    5loke vnto the heaue, & beholde it: cosidre ye cloudes, how they are hyer then thou.

  • Deut 5:17-20
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    17Thou shalt not kyll.

    18Thou shalt not breake wedlocke.

    19Thou shalt not steale.

    20Thou shalt beare no false witnes against thy neghboure.

  • Matt 23:16
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    16Wo vnto you blyndegydes, which saye: Who so euer sweareth by the temple, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is giltie.

  • Matt 15:4-5
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    4For God comaunded, sayege: Honoure father & mother: & he yt curseth father & mother, shal dye the death.

    5But ye saye: Euery man shal saye to father or mother: The thige yt I shulde helpe ye withal, is geue vnto God.

  • Exod 20:4
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    4Thou shalt make the no grauen ymage ner eny symilitude, nether of it that is aboue in heauen, ner of it that is beneth vpon earth, ner of it that is in the water vnder the earth.

  • Ps 89:35
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    35My couenaunt wil I not breake, ner disanulle the thinge yt is gone out of my lippes.

  • Matt 23:9
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    9And call no man father vpon earth, for one is youre father, which is in heaue.

  • Rev 10:5-6
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    5And the angel which I sawe stonde vpo the see, and vpon the earth, lifte vppe his honde to heauen,

    6and swore by him that liueth for euermore, which created heauen, and the thinges that there in are, and ye see, and the thinges which are therin: that there shalbe nomore tyme:

  • Lev 5:4
    67%

    4Or whan a soule sweareth, so yt he pronounceth wt his mouth to do euell or good (what so euer it be that a man pronounceth wt an ooth) & was not awarre of it, & afterwarde cometh to the knowlege therof, he hath offended in one of these.

  • Matt 5:18
    67%

    18For truly I saye vnto you: till heauen and earth perisshe, one iott or one tyttle of the lawe shall not escape, tyll all be fulfilled.

  • Eccl 5:5-6
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    67%

    5Yf thou promyse eny thinge, paye it: for better it is that thou make no vowe, then that thou shuldest promise, and not paye.

    6Vse not thy mouth to cause yi flesh for to synne, yt thou saye not before the angell: my foolishnesse is in ye faute. For the God wil be angrie at thy voyce, and destroye all ye workes of thine handes.

  • Exod 20:14-15
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    67%

    14Thou shalt not breake wedlocke.

    15Thou shalt not steale.

  • Exod 20:7
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    7Thou shalt not take the name of ye LORDE thy God in vayne. For the LORDE shal not holde him vngiltie, that taketh his name in vayne.

  • Mark 13:31
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    31Heauen and earth shal perishe, but my wordes shal not perishe.

  • Matt 24:35
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    35Heauen and earth shal perishe, but my wordes shal not perishe.

  • Deut 6:13
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    13but thou shalt feare the LORDE thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue, and sweare by his name.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Thou shalt not speake euell of the Goddes, and the ruler of thy people shall thou not blaspheme.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Ye shal not do so vnto the LORDE youre God:

  • Matt 5:20-21
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    20For I saye vnto you: excepte youre rightewesnes exceade the righetewesnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye can not entre in to the kyngdome of heauen.

    21Ye haue herde, how it was sayde to the of the olde tyme: Thou shalt not kyll. For whosoeuer kylleth, shall be in daunger of iudgement.

  • Acts 7:49
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    49Heaue is my seate, and the earth is my fote stole. What house then wil ye buylde vnto me? sayeth the LORDE: Or which is the place of my rest?

  • Matt 5:27
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    27Ye haue herde, how it was sayde to them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not committe aduoutrie.

  • Jer 22:5
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    5But yf ye wil not be obedient vnto these commaundementes, I sweare by myne owne self (saieth ye LORDE) this house shalbe waist.

  • Isa 66:1
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    1Thus saieth the LORDE: Heaue is my seate, and the earth is my fote stole. Where shal now the house stonde, yt ye will buylde vnto me? And where shal be the place, yt I wil dwel in?

  • Matt 5:48
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    48Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as youre father in heaue is perfecte.

  • Ps 108:5
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    5Set vp thy self (o God) aboue the heaues, & thy glory aboue all the earth.

  • Matt 6:9
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    9After thys maner therfore shall ye praye:O oure father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.