Matthew 5:34
But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:
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- Jas 5:12 : 12 But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.
- Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the Lorde, The heauen is my throne, and the earth is my footestoole: where is that house that ye will builde vnto me? and where is that place of my rest?
- Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth. 17 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth. 19 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering? 20 Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
- Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When thou shalt vowe a vowe vnto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not be slacke to paye it: for the Lorde thy God will surely require it of thee, and so it should be sinne vnto thee. 22 But when thou absteinest from vowing, it shalbe no sinne vnto thee. 23 That which is gone out of thy lippes, thou shalt keepe and performe, as thou hast vowed it willingly vnto the Lord thy God: for thou hast spoken it with thy mouth.
- Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus sayth he that is hie and excellent, he that inhabiteth the eternitie, whose Name is the Holy one, I dwell in the high and holy place: with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirite to reuiue the spirite of the humble, and to giue life to them that are of a contrite heart.
- Eccl 9:2 : 2 All things come alike to all: and the same condition is to the iust and to the wicked, to the good and to the pure, and to the polluted, and to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, he that sweareth, as he that feareth an othe.
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- Matt 5:35-384 verses85%
35 Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.
37 But let your communication be Yea, yea: Nay, nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.
38 Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
- Matt 23:20-223 verses83%
20 Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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33 Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.
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12 But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.
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18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.
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12 Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
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2 (5:1) Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.
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11 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine.
- Deut 5:7-82 verses68%
7 Thou shalt haue none other gods before my face.
8 Thou shalt make thee no grauen image or any likenesse of that that is in heauen aboue, or which is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters vnder the earth.
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31 When a man shall trespasse against his neighbour, & he lay vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shall come before thine altar in this house,
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5 Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.
- Deut 5:17-204 verses68%
17 Thou shalt not kill.
18 Neither shalt thou commit adulterie.
19 Neither shalt thou steale.
20 Neither shalt thou beare false witnesse against thy neighbour.
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16 Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth.
- Matt 15:4-52 verses68%
4 For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,
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4 Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neither any similitude of things that are in heauen aboue, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters vnder the earth.
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35 I haue sworne once by mine holines, that I will not fayle Dauid, saying,
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9 And call no man your father vpon the earth: for there is but one, your father which is in heauen.
- Rev 10:5-62 verses67%
5 And the Angel which I sawe stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lift vp his hand to heauen,
6 And sware by him that liueth for euermore, which created heauen, and the thinges that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the thinges that therein are, that time should be no more.
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4 Either if any sweare and pronounce with his lippes to do euill, or to doe good (whatsoeuer it bee that a man shall pronounce with an othe) and it be hid from him, and after knoweth that he hath offended in one of these poyntes,
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18 For truly I say vnto you, Till heauen, and earth perish, one iote or one title of the Law shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled.
- Eccl 5:5-62 verses67%
5 (5:4) It is better that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vow and not pay it.
6 (5:5) Suffer not thy mouth to make thy flesh to sinne: neither say before the Angel, that this is ignorance: wherefore shall God bee angry by thy voyce, and destroy the worke of thine hands?
- Exod 20:14-152 verses67%
14 Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
15 Thou shalt not steale.
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7 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lorde thy God in vaine: for the Lorde will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.
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31 Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my woordes shall not passe away.
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35 Heauen and earth shall passe away: but my wordes shall not passe away.
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13 Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.
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28 Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.
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4 Ye shal not do so vnto ye Lord your God,
- Matt 5:20-212 verses67%
20 For I say vnto you, except your righteousnes exceede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.
21 Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of the olde time, Thou shalt not kill: for whosoeuer killeth shalbe culpable of iudgement.
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49 Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: what house wil ye build for me, saith the Lord? or what place is it that I should rest in?
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27 Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
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5 But if ye will not heare these wordes, I sweare by my selfe, saith the Lorde, that this House shalbe waste.
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1 Thus saith the Lorde, The heauen is my throne, and the earth is my footestoole: where is that house that ye will builde vnto me? and where is that place of my rest?
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48 Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.
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5 Exalt thy self, O God, aboue the heauens, and let thy glorie be vpon all the earth,
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9 After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.