Matthew 5:33-37

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

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2 songs meet this passage

  • Natural · Imagine Dragons

    strains against Matthew 5:33-37

    Jesus warns against binding oaths sworn in intensity; this line's blood-oath language underscores a grim, self-made code rather than simple truthfulness.

  • “Swearin' on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya”

    Tequila · Dan + Shay

    strains against Matthew 5:33-37

    Jesus warns against using oaths to prove sincerity; the broken promise here shows how such vows can crumble regardless of how solemnly they were made.

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