Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Oath’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Oath’ occurs 92 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 21:32 And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.Genesis 21:32
Genesis 24:8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, you will not be held by the oath. Only do not lead my son back to that place.”Genesis 24:8
Genesis 26:3 and sojourn in it, and I will be with you, and I will bless you. For to you and to your offspring I will give all these regions, completing the oath that I promised to Abraham your father.Genesis 26:3
Genesis 26:28 And they responded: “We saw that the Lord is with you, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us initiate a pact,Genesis 26:28
Genesis 43:3 Judah answered: “The man himself declared to us, under the attestation of an oath, saying: ‘You will not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.’Genesis 43:3
Genesis 46:1 And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,Genesis 46:1
Genesis 46:5 Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,Genesis 46:5
Number of the word / term Oath in Genesis: 7
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 22:11 then there shall be an oath between them, that he did not lay his hand on the goods of his neighbor. And the owner shall accept the oath, and he will not be compelled to make restitution.Exodus 22:11
Exodus 29:28 with which Aaron was initiated with his sons, and these will fall to the share of Aaron and his sons, as a perpetual oath by the sons of Israel. For these are the greatest and the first of their victims of peace, which they offer to the Lord.Exodus 29:28
Number of the word / term Oath in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 5:1 If a soul will have sinned, and heard the voice of one testifying under oath, and he is a witness because either he has seen it himself, or he is aware of it: if he does not reveal it, he shall carry his iniquity.Leviticus 5:1
Leviticus 5:4 The soul who swears and offers from his own lips that he would do either evil or good, and who will have bound the same with an oath and with his own words, and, having forgotten it, afterwards understands his transgression,Leviticus 5:4
Number of the word / term Oath in Leviticus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 5:19 And he shall bind her by an oath, and he shall say: ‘If another man has not slept with you, and if you have not been polluted by forsaking the bed of your husband, these most bitter waters, into which I have gathered curses, shall not harm you.Numbers 5:19
Numbers 30:2 If any man makes a vow to the Lord, or binds himself by an oath, he shall not make his word null and void, but all that he has promised, he shall fulfill.Numbers 30:2
Numbers 30:3 If a woman, who is in her father’s house, vows anything, or binds herself by an oath, and she is still in a state of childhood, if her father knew of the vow which she has promised or of the oath by which she has obligated her soul, and he kept silent, she shall be liable to the vow:Numbers 30:3
Numbers 30:5 But if her father, as soon as he had heard it, had contradicted it, both her vows and her oaths shall be nullified, neither shall she be held liable to the promise, because her father had contradicted it.Numbers 30:5
Numbers 30:6 If she has a husband, and she has vowed anything, then, once the word has gone out of her mouth, she will have obligated her soul by an oath.Numbers 30:6
Numbers 30:10 If a wife in the house of her husband has bound herself by a vow or an oath,Numbers 30:10
Numbers 30:13 If she has vowed or bound herself by oath, in order to afflict her soul by fasting, or by abstaining from other things, it shall be for the arbitration of her husband, as to whether or not she may do it.Numbers 30:13
Numbers 32:10 And being angry, the Lord swore an oath, saying:Numbers 32:10
Numbers 32:11 ‘These men, who ascended out of Egypt, from twenty years and above, will not see the land, which I have promised under an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For they were not willing to follow me,Numbers 32:11
Number of the word / term Oath in Numbers: 9
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:35 ‘None of the men of this wicked generation will see the good land, which I have promised by oath to your fathers,Deuteronomy 1:35
Deuteronomy 7:8 But it is because the Lord has loved you, and has kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers. And he has led you away with a strong hand, and he has redeemed you from the house of servitude, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.Deuteronomy 7:8
Deuteronomy 9:5 For it is not because of your justices or the uprightness of your heart that you will enter, so that you may possess their lands. Instead, it is because they have acted wickedly that they are destroyed upon your arrival, and so that the Lord may accomplish his word, which he promised under oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Deuteronomy 9:5
Deuteronomy 11:9 and so that you may live, for a long time, in the land which the Lord promised under oath to your fathers, and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.Deuteronomy 11:9
Deuteronomy 29:12 so that you may cross into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into the oath which the Lord your God strikes with you today.Deuteronomy 29:12
Deuteronomy 29:14 And I am not forming this covenant and confirm these oaths with you alone,Deuteronomy 29:14
Deuteronomy 29:19 And if he were to hear the words of this oath, he would bless himself in his own heart saying: ‘There will be peace for me, and I will walk in the depravity of my heart.’ And so, the one who is inebriated would consume the one who is thirsty.Deuteronomy 29:19
Number of the word / term Oath in Deuteronomy: 7
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 2:17 And they said to her: “We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,Joshua 2:17
Joshua 2:20 But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us.”Joshua 2:20
Joshua 6:22 But Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to explore, “Enter the house of the harlot woman, and bring her out, and all the things that are hers, just as you assured her by oath.”Joshua 6:22
Number of the word / term Oath in Joshua: 3
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Judges
Judges 21:1 The sons of Israel had also taken an oath at Mizpah, and they said, “None of us shall give his daughters as a wife to the sons of Benjamin.”Judges 21:1
Judges 21:5 “Who, out of all the tribes of Israel, did not ascend with the army of the Lord?” For they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were at Mizpah, that whoever was not present would be slain.Judges 21:5
Judges 21:18 As for our own daughters, we are not able to give them, being bound by an oath and a curse, when we said, ‘Accursed is he who will give any of his daughters to Benjamin as a wife.’ ”Judges 21:18
Number of the word / term Oath in Judges: 3
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:26 And so the people entered the forest, and there appeared flowing honey, but no one drew his hand near his mouth. For the people were afraid of the oath.1 Samuel 14:26
1 Samuel 14:27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people to an oath. And so he extended the top of the staff that he was holding in his hand, and he dipped it in a honeycomb. And he turned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened.1 Samuel 14:27
1 Samuel 14:28 And in response, one of the people said, “Your father has bound the people by an oath, saying: ‘Cursed be the man who will eat any bread this day.’ ” (For the people were faint.)1 Samuel 14:28
Number of the word / term Oath in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:12 Absalom also summoned Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, from his city, Giloh. And when he was immolating victims, a very strong oath was sworn, and the people, hurrying together, joined with Absalom.2 Samuel 15:12
2 Samuel 21:2 Therefore, the king, calling for the Gibeonites, spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but were the remnant of the Amorites. And the sons of Israel had sworn an oath to them, but Saul wished to strike them in zeal, as if on behalf of the sons of Israel and Judah.2 Samuel 21:2
2 Samuel 21:7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord which had been made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.2 Samuel 21:7
2 Samuel 21:17 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, defended him, and striking the Philistine, he killed him. Then David’s men swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall no longer go out to war with us, lest you extinguish the lamp of Israel.”2 Samuel 21:17
Number of the word / term Oath in 2 Samuel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 2:43 Then why have you not kept the oath to the Lord, and the commandment which I instructed to you?”1 Kings 2:43
1 Kings 8:31 But if any man sins against his neighbor, and he has any kind of an oath by which he is bound, and he arrives because of the oath, before your altar in your house,1 Kings 8:31
1 Kings 18:10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you. And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’ he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath, because you were not found at all.1 Kings 18:10
1 Kings 22:16 But the king said to him, “I require you under oath, again and again, that you not say to me anything except what is true, in the name of the Lord.”1 Kings 22:16
Number of the word / term Oath in 1 Kings: 4
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 11:4 Then, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for and took centurions and soldiers, and he brought them to himself in the temple of the Lord. And he formed a pact with them. And taking an oath with them in the house of the Lord, he revealed to them the son of the king.2 Kings 11:4
Number of the word / term Oath in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the kindred of the house of the workers of fine linen in the house of the oath,1 Chronicles 4:21
1 Chronicles 16:16 the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.1 Chronicles 16:16
Number of the word / term Oath in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:15 And the king said, “Again and again, I bind you by an oath, so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”2 Chronicles 18:15
2 Chronicles 34:32 Also, concerning this, he bound by oath all who had been found in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accord with the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers.2 Chronicles 34:32
2 Chronicles 36:13 Also, he withdrew from king Nebuchadnezzar, who had bound him by an oath to God, and he hardened his own neck and his own heart, so that he did not return to the Lord, the God of Israel.2 Chronicles 36:13
Number of the word / term Oath in 2 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:12 And they said: “We will restore it, and we will require nothing from them. And we will do just as you say.” And I called the priests, and I had them swear an oath, so that they would act in accord with what I had said.Nehemiah 5:12
Nehemiah 6:18 For there were many in Judea who had sworn an oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, the son of Arah, and because Jehohanan, his son, had married the daughter of Meshullam, the son of Berechiah.Nehemiah 6:18
Nehemiah 13:17 And I put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?Nehemiah 13:17
Nehemiah 13:25 And I put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:Nehemiah 13:25
Number of the word / term Oath in Nehemiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 102:8 All day long my enemies reproached me, and those who praised me swore oaths against me.Psalm 102:8
Psalm 105:9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.Psalm 105:9
Number of the word / term Oath in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 29:24 Whoever participates with a thief hates his own soul; for he listens to his oath and does not denounce him.Proverbs 29:24
Number of the word / term Oath in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:2 I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.Ecclesiastes 8:2
Number of the word / term Oath in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 2:7 Groom to Chorus: I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the does and the stags of the open field, not to disturb or awaken the beloved, even for as long as she wills.Song of Solomon 2:7
Song of Solomon 3:5 Groom to Chorus: I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the does and the stags of the open field, not to disturb or awaken the beloved, until she wills.Song of Solomon 3:5
Song of Solomon 5:8 I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, announce to him that I languish through love.Song of Solomon 5:8
Song of Solomon 8:4 Groom to Chorus: I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, not to disturb or awaken the beloved, until she wills.Song of Solomon 8:4
Number of the word / term Oath in Song: 4
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 11:5 So shall I uphold the oath which I swore to your fathers, that I would give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as it is this day.” And I answered by saying: “Amen, O Lord.”Jeremiah 11:5
Jeremiah 42:18 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Just as my fury and my indignation has been enflamed over the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will my indignation be enflamed over you, when you will have entered into Egypt. And so you will be an oath, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a disgrace. And you will never see this place again.Jeremiah 42:18
Jeremiah 44:12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, who had set their faces so that they would enter into the land of Egypt and live there, and they will all be consumed in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword and by famine. And they will be consumed, from the least, even to the greatest. By sword and by famine shall they die. And they will be an oath, and a wonder, and a curse, and a disgrace.Jeremiah 44:12
Number of the word / term Oath in Jeremiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:59 For thus says the Lord God: “I will act toward you, just as you have despised the oath, so that you would make void the covenant.Ezekiel 16:59
Ezekiel 17:13 And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land,Ezekiel 17:13
Ezekiel 17:16 As I live, says the Lord God, in the place of the king, who appointed him as king, whose oath he has made void, and whose pact he has broken, under which he was living with him, in the midst of Babylon, he shall die.Ezekiel 17:16
Ezekiel 17:18 For he has despised an oath, in that he broke the pact. And behold, he had given his hand. And so, since he has done all these things, he shall not escape.Ezekiel 17:18
Ezekiel 17:19 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: As I live, I will place upon his head the oath that he has spurned and the pact that he has betrayed.Ezekiel 17:19
Number of the word / term Oath in Ezekiel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 3:9 Being stirred up, you will take up your bow, the oaths you have spoken to the tribes. You will split apart the Rivers of the earth.Habakkuk 3:9
Number of the word / term Oath in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not swear falsely. For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.’Matthew 5:33
Matthew 5:34 But I say to you, do not swear an oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,Matthew 5:34
Matthew 5:36 Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black.Matthew 5:36
Matthew 14:7 And so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask of him.Matthew 14:7
Matthew 14:9 And the king was greatly saddened. But because of his oath, and because of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given.Matthew 14:9
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I bind you by an oath to the living God to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”Matthew 26:63
Matthew 26:72 And again, he denied it with an oath, “For I do not know the man.”Matthew 26:72
Number of the word / term Oath in Matthew: 7
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Mark
Mark 6:26 And the king was greatly saddened. But because of his oath, and because of those who were sitting with him at table, he was not willing to disappoint her.Mark 6:26
Number of the word / term Oath in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Luke
Luke 1:73 the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,Luke 1:73
Number of the word / term Oath in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Acts
Acts 2:30 Therefore, he was a prophet, for he knew that God had sworn an oath to him about the fruit of his loins, about the One who would sit upon his throne.Acts 2:30
Acts 19:13 Then, even some of the traveling Jewish exorcists had attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I bind you by oath through Jesus, whom Paul preaches.”Acts 19:13
Acts 23:12 And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.Acts 23:12
Acts 23:13 Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.Acts 23:13
Acts 23:14 And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.Acts 23:14
Acts 23:21 But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”Acts 23:21
Number of the word / term Oath in Acts: 6
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 6:16 For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.Hebrews 6:16
Hebrews 6:17 In this matter, God, wanting to reveal more thoroughly the immutability of his counsel to the heirs of the promise, interposed an oath,Hebrews 6:17
Hebrews 7:20 Moreover, it is not without an oath. For certainly, the others were made priests without an oath.Hebrews 7:20
Hebrews 7:21 But this man was made a priest with an oath, by the One who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and he will not repent. You are a priest forever.”Hebrews 7:21
Hebrews 7:28 For the law appoints men as priests, though they have infirmities. But, by the word of the oath that is after the law, the Son has been perfected for eternity.Hebrews 7:28
Number of the word / term Oath in Hebrews: 5
Bible passages with ‘Oath’ in the book James
James 5:12 But before all things, my brothers, do not choose to swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor in any other oath. But let your word ‘Yes’ be yes, and your word ‘No’ be no, so that you may not fall under judgment.James 5:12
Number of the word / term ‘Oath’ in James: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 92
