Profane Swearing of all Kinds is Desecration of God's Name and is Forbidden
4 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
- Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Matthew 5:34–36 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; …
- Matthew 23:21–22 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. …
- James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.