Quotes about Oath

When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,

They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.

“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.