Matthew 5:36

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Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

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  • Luke 12:25 : 25 And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?
  • Matt 6:27 : 27 And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?
  • Matt 23:16-21 : 16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’ 17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And,‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’ 19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.

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