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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FALSE SWEARING; FALSE WITNESS

See OATH; PERJURY; CRIMES.

SWEARING

swar'-ing.

See OATH; PERJURY; CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.

Greek

4945. sunomosia -- a swearing together, ie a conspiracy
... a swearing together, ie a conspiracy. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
sunomosia Phonetic Spelling: (soon-o-mos-ee'-ah) Short Definition: a ...
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3513. ne -- by (a particle of affirmation employed in oaths)
... employed in oaths). Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle Transliteration:
ne Phonetic Spelling: (nay) Short Definition: swearing by Definition: of ...
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Strong's Hebrew

423. alah -- an oath
... curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing. From 'alah; an imprecation -- curse,
cursing, execration, oath, swearing. see HEBREW 'alah. 422, 423. alah. 424 > ...
/hebrew/423.htm - 6k

7650. shaba -- to swear
... by oath (1), put the under oath (1), put them under oath (1), solemn (1), solemnly
swear (1), strictly put (1), swear (40), swearer (1), swearing (1), swears (6 ...
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422. alah -- to swear, curse
... root Definition to swear, curse NASB Word Usage oaths (1), put the under oath (1),
swearing (1), take (2), takes an oath (2), under oath (1), uttered a curse (1 ...
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Library

The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing
... The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing. Matthew 5:34 " "But I
say unto you, Swear not at all." Among the many heinous ...
/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/the heinous sin of profane.htm

If the Swearing Law was to Order, that Instead of Kissing the ...
... Address 171: If the swearing law was to order, that instead of kissing
the gospel-book� If the swearing law was to order, that ...
/.../address 171 0 0 if the swearing.htm

Concerning Patience and Swearing.
... Chapter XVI."Concerning patience and swearing. And concerning our being
patient of injuries, and ready to serve all, and free ...
/.../the first apology of justin/chapter xvi concerning patience and swearing.htm

Song 19. Against Swearing and Cursing, and Taking God's Name in ...
... Song 19. Against Swearing and Cursing, and taking God's Name in vain. 1 Angels
that high in glory dwell Adore thy Name, Almighty God! ...
/.../watts/divine songs for children/song 19 against swearing and.htm

Song 19. Against Cursing, Swearing, and Taking God's Name in Vain.
... Divine Songs Song 19. Against cursing, swearing, and taking God's name in vain.
Against cursing, swearing, and taking God's name in vain. 8,8,8,8. ...
/.../watts/divine and moral songs/song 19 against cursing swearing.htm

Against Rash and Vain Swearing.
... AGAINST RASH AND VAIN SWEARING. "But above all things, my brethren, swear not."
James 5:12. Among other precepts of good life (directing ...
/.../sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/against rash and vain swearing.htm

Is Then the Profaning of God's Name, by Swearing and Cursing, So ...
... Lord's Day 36 Question 100 Is then the profaning of God's name, by swearing and
cursing, so heinous a sin, that his wrath is kindled against those who do not ...
/.../various/the heidelberg catechism /question 100 is then the.htm

Commendation of those who had Laid Aside the Practice of Swearing. ...
... Homily IX. Commendation of those who had laid aside the practice of swearing.�
Commendation of those who had laid aside the practice of swearing. ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily ix commendation of those.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Swear?
... Now swearing is forbidden (Mat.5:34), "But I say to you not to swear at all"; and
(James 5:12), "Above all things, my brethren, swear not." Therefore swearing ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 18.htm

Whether the Second Precept of the Decalogue is Fittingly Expressed ...
... thy God in vain," namely, by swearing to nothing. Hence this precept would seem
to forbid useless swearing, that is to say, swearing without judgment. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the second precept of.htm

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Swearing

[OATH]

ATS Bible Dictionary

Swearing

See OATH.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swear.

2. (a. & n.) from Swear.

Thesaurus

Swearing (17 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FALSE SWEARING; FALSE WITNESS. See OATH; PERJURY;
CRIMES. SWEARING. swar'-ing. See OATH; PERJURY; CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS. ...
/s/swearing.htm - 12k

Oath (286 Occurrences)
... of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal
or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing. ...
/o/oath.htm - 47k

Roofs (13 Occurrences)
... Zephaniah 1:5 And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens,
And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham ...
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Murdering (5 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood,
and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not. ...
/m/murdering.htm - 8k

Crimes (22 Occurrences)
... False Swearing. "Swearing to a lie ... 20-27). Perjury. See False Swearing; Forswear
above; also article OATH. Prophesying, False. By reason ...
/c/crimes.htm - 44k

Crime (45 Occurrences)
... False Swearing. "Swearing to a lie ... 20-27). Perjury. See False Swearing; Forswear
above; also article OATH. Prophesying, False. By reason ...
/c/crime.htm - 51k

Lying (203 Occurrences)
... makes us shudder to think that it is possible for a follower of Christ so far to
forget himself as not only to lie, but buttress lying with swearing (Matthew 26 ...
/l/lying.htm - 44k

False.
... FALSE PROPHETS. See PROPHESYINGS, FALSE. FALSE SWEARING; FALSE WITNESS. See OATH;
PERJURY; CRIMES. FALSE SWEARING; FALSE WITNESS. See OATH; PERJURY; CRIMES. ...
/f/false..htm - 16k

Swears (16 Occurrences)

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Bowing (35 Occurrences)
... Zephaniah 1:5 And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens,
And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham ...
/b/bowing.htm - 19k

Bible Concordance

Swearing (17 Occurrences)

Hebrews 7:20 And by how much it was not without the swearing of an oath;
(DBY)

Hebrews 7:21 (for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent of it, Thou art priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec;)
(DBY)

Hebrews 7:28 For the law constitutes men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the swearing of the oath which is after the law, a Son perfected for ever.
(DBY)

Leviticus 5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 6:3 or has found that which was lost, and dealt falsely therein, and swearing to a lie; in any of all these things that a man does, sinning therein;
(WEB RSV)

Psalms 63:11 And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 9:2 The whole 'is' as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as 'is' the good, so 'is' the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
(YLT)

Isaiah 19:18 In that day shall there be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing by Jehovah of hosts: one shall be called, The city of Heres.
(DBY YLT NAS)

Isaiah 48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
(YLT)

Isaiah 65:16 So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, Doth bless himself In the God of faithfulness, And he who is swearing in the earth, Doth swear by the God of faithfulness, Because the former distresses have been forgotten, And because they have been hid from Mine eyes.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 5:2 And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Hosea 4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Hosea 10:4 They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Amos 8:14 Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, And have said, Live doth thy god, O Dan, And, Live doth the way of Beer-Sheba, And they have fallen -- and rise not again!'
(YLT)

Zephaniah 1:5 And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,
(YLT)

Subtopics

Profane Swearing of all Kinds is Desecration of God's Name and is Forbidden

Profane Swearing: Gehazi

Profane Swearing: Guilt of

Profane Swearing: Nations Visited For

Profane Swearing: Peter

Profane Swearing: Punishment For

Profane Swearing: Son of Israelitish Woman

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Addicted To

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Clothe Themselves With

Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Love

Profane Swearing: Woe Denounced Against