James 5:12 Cross References

James 5:12

12: But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned for it.

Matthew 5:33

  1. "Again, you have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.'
  2. But I say, don't make any vows! If you say, 'By heaven!' it is a sacred vow because heaven is God's throne.
  3. And if you say, 'By the earth!' it is a sacred vow because the earth is his footstool. And don't swear, 'By Jerusalem!' for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
  4. Don't even swear, 'By my head!' for you can't turn one hair white or black.
  5. Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,' or 'No, I won't.' Your word is enough. To strengthen your promise with a vow shows that something is wrong.

2 Corinthians 1:17

  1. You may be asking why I changed my plan. Hadn't I made up my mind yet? Or am I like people of the world who say yes when they really mean no?
  2. As surely as God is true, I am not that sort of person. My yes means yes
  3. because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, never wavers between yes and no. He is the one whom Timothy, Silas, and I preached to you, and he is the divine Yes--God's affirmation.
  4. For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in him. That is why we say "Amen" when we give glory to God through Christ.

Matthew 23:16

  1. "Blind guides! How terrible it will be for you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple'--you can break that oath. But then you say that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.'
  2. Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?
  3. And you say that to take an oath 'by the altar' can be broken, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding!
  4. How blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
  5. When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it.

1 Corinthians 11:34

  1. If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.

1 Peter 4:8

  1. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

James 3:1

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged by God with greater strictness.
  2. We all make many mistakes, but those who control their tongues can also control themselves in every other way.

3 John 1:2

  1. Dear friend, I am praying that all is well with you and that your body is as healthy as I know your soul is.
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