Bible Cross References
above
1 Peter 4:8
Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins.
3 John 1:2
My dear friend, I pray that everything may go well with you and that you may be in good health---as I know you are well in spirit.
swear not
Matthew 5:33-37
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"You have also heard that people were told in the past, 'Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.'
34
But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne;
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nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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Do not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.
37
Just say 'Yes' or 'No'---anything else you say comes from the Evil One.
Matthew 23:16-22
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"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, 'If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
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Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
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You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
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How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
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So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
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and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
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and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
but
2 Corinthians 1:17-20
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In planning this, did I appear fickle? When I make my plans, do I make them from selfish motives, ready to say "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time?
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As surely as God speaks the truth, my promise to you was not a "Yes" and a "No."
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For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was preached among you by Silas, Timothy, and myself, is not one who is "Yes" and "No." On the contrary, he is God's "Yes";
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for it is he who is the "Yes" to all of God's promises. This is why through Jesus Christ our "Amen" is said to the glory of God.
lest
James 3:1
My friends, not many of you should become teachers. As you know, we teachers will be judged with greater strictness than others.
James 3:2
All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.
1 Corinthians 11:34
And if any of you are hungry, you should eat at home, so that you will not come under God's judgment as you meet together. As for the other matters, I will settle them when I come.