Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Swear’ 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 ‘Swear’ occurs 58 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 ‘Swear’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 21:23 Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”Genesis 21:23
Genesis 21:24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”Genesis 21:24
Genesis 21:31 For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.Genesis 21:31
Genesis 24:3 so that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.Genesis 24:3
Genesis 24:37 And my lord made me swear, saying: ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.Genesis 24:37
Genesis 25:33 Jacob said, “So then, swear to me.” Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.Genesis 25:33
Genesis 47:31 And he said, “Then swear it to me.” And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the head of his resting place.Genesis 47:31
Genesis 50:5 For my father made me swear, saying: ‘See, I am dying. You shall bury me in my sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Therefore, I shall go up and bury my father, and then return.”Genesis 50:5
Genesis 50:6 And Pharaoh said to him, “Go up and bury your father, just as he made you swear.”Genesis 50:6
Genesis 50:25 And when he had made them swear and had said, “God will visit you; carry my bones with you from this place,”Genesis 50:25
Number of the word / term Swear in Genesis: 10
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 22:8 If the thief is unknown, the lord of the house will be brought before the heavens to swear that he did not lay his hand on the goods of his neighbor,Exodus 22:8
Exodus 23:13 Preserve all that I have said to you. And by the names of foreign gods you shall not swear; neither shall these be heard from your mouth.Exodus 23:13
Number of the word / term Swear in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Leviticus
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 Swear in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 6:13 take care diligently, lest you forget the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude. You shall fear the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone, and you shall swear by his name.Deuteronomy 6:13
Deuteronomy 10:20 You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.Deuteronomy 10:20
Number of the word / term Swear in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 2:12 Now, therefore, swear to me by the Lord that in the same way that I have acted with mercy toward you, so also shall you act toward the house of my father. And may you give me a true signJoshua 2:12
Joshua 23:7 Otherwise, after you have entered to the Gentiles, who will be among you in the future, you might swear by the name of their gods, and serve them, and adore them.Joshua 23:7
Number of the word / term Swear in Joshua: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:24 And the men of Israel were joined together on that day. And Saul made the people swear, saying, “Cursed be the man who will eat bread, until evening, until I am avenged of my enemies.” And the entire people did not consume bread.1 Samuel 14:24
1 Samuel 20:17 And Jonathan continued to swear to David, because he loved him. For he loved him like his own soul.1 Samuel 20:17
1 Samuel 24:21 Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”1 Samuel 24:21
Number of the word / term Swear in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:7 Now then, rise up and go out, and speak so as to make amends to your servants. For I swear to you by the Lord that if you will not go forth, not even one person will be left with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the evils that have come to you, from your youth even to the present.”2 Samuel 19:7
Number of the word / term Swear in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 1:13 Go and enter to king David, and say to him: ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to me, your handmaid, saying: “Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he himself shall sit on my throne?” Then why does Adonijah reign?’1 Kings 1:13
1 Kings 1:51 And they reported to Solomon, saying: “Behold, Adonijah, fearing king Solomon, has taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying: ‘May king Solomon swear to me this day that he will not put to death his servant with the sword.’ ”1 Kings 1:51
Number of the word / term Swear in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:22 If anyone will have sinned against his neighbor, and he arrives to swear against him, and to bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house,2 Chronicles 6:22
Number of the word / term Swear in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 10:5 Therefore, Ezra rose up, and he caused the leaders of the priests and the Levites, and all of Israel, to swear that they would act in accord with this word. And they swore it.Ezra 10:5
Number of the word / term Swear in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ 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 10:29 All who were able to understand, pledged on behalf of their brothers, with their nobles, and they came forward to promise and to swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he had given to the hand of Moses, the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies,Nehemiah 10:29
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 Swear in Nehemiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 15:4 In his sight, the malicious one has been reduced to nothing, but he glorifies those who fear the Lord. He who swears to his neighbor and does not deceive.Psalm 15:4
Psalm 63:11 Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.Psalm 63:11
Number of the word / term Swear in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:2 But all things in the future remain uncertain, because all things happen equally to the just and to the impious, to the good and to the bad, to the pure and to the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and to those who despise sacrifices. As the good are, so also are sinners. As those who commit perjury are, so also are those who swear to the truth.Ecclesiastes 9:2
Number of the word / term Swear in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 19:18 In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak the language of Canaan, and which swear by the Lord of hosts. One will be called the City of the Sun.Isaiah 19:18
Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself. The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth, and it will not turn back. For every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall swear it.Isaiah 45:23
Isaiah 48:1 Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice.Isaiah 48:1
Isaiah 65:16 By that name, whoever is blessed on earth, will be blessed in God. Amen! And whoever swears on earth, will swear by God. Amen! For the past anguishes have been delivered into oblivion, and they have been hidden from my eyes.Isaiah 65:16
Number of the word / term Swear in Isaiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:2 And you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth and in judgment and in justice.” And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.Jeremiah 4:2
Jeremiah 5:2 For even though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in this, too, they swear falsely.”Jeremiah 5:2
Jeremiah 5:7 “Over which things am I able to be merciful to you? Your sons have forsaken me, and they swear by those who are not gods. I gave them everything, and they committed adultery, and they indulged themselves in the house of the harlot.Jeremiah 5:7
Jeremiah 7:9 so as to steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer libations to Baal, and to go after strange gods, which you do not know.Jeremiah 7:9
Jeremiah 12:16 And this shall be: if they are taught and they learn the ways of my people, so that they swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ just as they had taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people.Jeremiah 12:16
Jeremiah 22:5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this house will be in desolation.Jeremiah 22:5
Number of the word / term Swear in Jeremiah: 6
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 4:15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”Hosea 4:15
Number of the word / term Swear in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Amos
Amos 8:14 They swear by the offense of Samaria, and they say, “As your God lives, Dan,” and “The way of Beer-sheba lives.” And they will fall, and they will not rise up any more.Amos 8:14
Number of the word / term Swear in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Zephaniah
Zephaniah 1:5 and those who adore the military campaign over the ceiling of the sky, both those who adore and swear by the Lord, and those who swear by Melchom,Zephaniah 1:5
Number of the word / term Swear in Zephaniah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 5:3 And he said to me, “This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth. For every thief will be judged, just as it has been written there, and everyone who swears by this, will be judged in like manner.”Zechariah 5:3
Zechariah 5:4 I will bring it forth, says the Lord of hosts, and it will approach to the house of the thief, and to the house of him who swears falsely by my name, and it will remain in the midst of his house and will consume it, with its wood and its stones.Zechariah 5:4
Zechariah 8:17 And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts. And do not choose to swear falsely. For all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.Zechariah 8:17
Number of the word / term Swear in Zechariah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ 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 23:20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.Matthew 23:20
Matthew 23:21 And whoever will have sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.Matthew 23:21
Matthew 23:22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.Matthew 23:22
Matthew 26:74 Then he began to curse and to swear that he had not known the man. And immediately the rooster crowed.Matthew 26:74
Number of the word / term Swear in Matthew: 7
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Mark
Mark 14:71 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “For I do not know this man, about whom you are speaking.”Mark 14:71
Number of the word / term Swear in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 3:18 But to whom did he swear that they would not enter into his rest, except to those who were incredulous?Hebrews 3:18
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
Number of the word / term Swear in Hebrews: 2
Bible passages with ‘Swear’ 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 ‘Swear’ in James: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 58
