Hebrews 6:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute.

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  • Exod 22:11 : 11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.
  • Josh 9:15-20 : 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. 16 And it happened at the end of three days after they had made a treaty with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. 18 And the children of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the leaders. 19 But all the leaders said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them; we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath we swore to them.
  • 2 Sam 21:2 : 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites; and the Israelites had sworn to them. Yet Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
  • Ezek 17:16-20 : 16 As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, by casting up mounds and building forts to cut off many persons: 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand and has done all these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken, I will recompense on his own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will contend with him there for his trespass which he has trespassed against me.
  • Matt 23:20-22 : 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
  • Heb 6:13 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
  • Gen 14:22 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
  • Gen 21:23 : 23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.
  • Gen 21:30-31 : 30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs you shall take from my hand, that they may be a witness that I have dug this well. 31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 6:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath:

    18That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:

  • Heb 6:13
    77%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Jas 5:12
    73%

    12But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.

  • 1 Chr 16:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16Even the covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

    17And confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

  • Heb 7:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20And inasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath:

    21For those priests were made without an oath; but this one with an oath by him that said to him, The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek:

    22By so much was Jesus made the guarantor of a better covenant.

  • Heb 6:15
    71%

    15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

  • Gal 3:15
    70%

    15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls or adds to it.

  • Num 30:2
    70%

    2If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

  • Isa 65:16
    69%

    16So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.

  • Matt 5:33-34
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    68%

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:'

    34But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:

  • Rev 10:6
    68%

    6And swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no more delay.

  • Ps 105:9-10
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    68%

    9The covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

    10And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

  • Gen 21:24
    68%

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Or if a person swears, speaking falsely with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a person may pronounce with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

  • Matt 23:20-22
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    68%

    20Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

    21And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

    22And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

  • Luke 1:73
    67%

    73The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

  • Gen 22:16
    66%

    16And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    66%

    31If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before your altar in this house:

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    66%

    22If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this house;

  • 2 Chr 15:14
    66%

    14And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

  • Gen 21:31
    66%

    31Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.

  • Matt 23:18
    66%

    18And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty.

  • Heb 7:7
    66%

    7And without all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the greater.

  • Heb 9:16-17
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    66%

    16For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

    17For a testament is in effect after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.

  • Heb 8:6
    66%

    6But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

  • Heb 7:28
    66%

    28For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses; but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who is perfected forever.

  • Hos 10:4
    66%

    4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up as poison in the furrows of the field.

  • Job 17:3
    65%

    3Put down now, give me a pledge with You; who is he that will strike hands with me?

  • Exod 22:11
    65%

    11then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.

  • Prov 17:18
    65%

    18A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.

  • Deut 19:17
    65%

    17Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time;

  • Matt 5:37
    65%

    37But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No': for whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

  • Ezek 17:18
    65%

    18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand and has done all these things, he shall not escape.

  • Num 30:10
    65%

    10And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

  • Heb 3:11
    65%

    11So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter into My rest.

  • Ps 119:106
    65%

    106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

  • Heb 4:3
    65%

    3For we who have believed do enter into rest, as he said, "As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest:" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

  • Exod 17:16
    65%

    16For he said, Because the LORD has sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

  • Num 30:13
    65%

    13Every vow and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.