Matthew 5:36
Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
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- Luke 12:25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
- Matthew 6:27 “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
- Matthew 23:16–18 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’ You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’