Matthew 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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- Luke 12:25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
- Matthew 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
- Matthew 23:16–18 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.