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The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
Matthew 5:33-37
33) "Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,‘
34) but I tell you, don‘t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35) nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36) Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can‘t make one hair white or black.
37) But let your speech be, ‘Yes, yes; No, no.‘ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
Leviticus 19:11-12
11) You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
12) You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God: I am Yahweh.
Acts 2:30-31
30) Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31) he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
Matthew 5:38-42
38) You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.‘
39) But I tell you, don‘t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40) If any man would go to law with you and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
41) Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
42) Give to him who asks you, and don‘t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
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