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Mt 5:33 Strong Concordance Again [3825], ye have heard [191] that [3754] it hath been said [4483] by them of old time [744], Thou shalt [1964] not [3756] forswear thyself [1964], but [1161] shalt perform [591] unto the Lord [2962] thine [4675] oaths [3727]:
  King James Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself--These are not the precise words of Exo 20:7; but they express all that it was currently understood to condemn, namely, false swearing (Lev 19:12, &c.). This is plain from what follows.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all--That this was meant to condemn swearing of every kind and on every occasion--as the Society of Friends and some other ultra-moralists allege--is not for a moment to be thought. For even Jehovah is said once and again to have sworn by Himself; and our Lord certainly answered upon oath to a question put to Him by the high priest; and the apostle several times, and in the most solemn language, takes God to witness that he spoke and wrote the truth; and it is inconceivable that our Lord should here have quoted the precept about not forswearing ourselves, but performing to the Lord our oaths, only to give a precept of His own directly in the teeth of it. Evidently, it is swearing in common intercourse and on frivolous occasions that is here meant. Frivolous oaths were indeed severely condemned in the teaching of the times. But so narrow was the circle of them that a man might swear, says LIGHTFOOT, a hundred thousand times and yet not be guilty of vain swearing. Hardly anything was regarded as an oath if only the name of God were not in it; just as among ourselves, as TRENCH well remarks, a certain lingering reverence for the name of God leads to cutting off portions of His name, or uttering sounds nearly resembling it, or substituting the name of some heathen deity, in profane exclamations or asseverations. Against all this our Lord now speaks decisively; teaching His audience that every oath carries an appeal to God, whether named or not.

neither by heaven; for it is God's throne--(quoting Isa 66:1);
 
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1 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], The heaven [08064] is my throne [03678], and the earth [0776] is my footstool [07272] [01916]: where is the house [01004] that ye build [01129] unto me? and where is the place [04725] of my rest [04496]?
12 And ye shall not swear [07650] by my name [08034] falsely [08267], neither shalt thou profane [02490] the name [08034] of thy God [0430]: I am the LORD [03068].
7 Thou shalt not take [05375] the name [08034] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] in vain [07723]; for the LORD [03068] will not hold him guiltless [05352] that taketh [05375] his name [08034] in vain [07723].
14 Neither with you only do I make [03772] this covenant [01285] and this oath [0423];
12 That thou shouldest enter [05674] into covenant [01285] with the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], and into his oath [0423], which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] maketh [03772] with thee this day [03117]:
19 And the priest [03548] shall charge her by an oath [07650], and say [0559] unto the woman [0802], If no man [0376] have lain [07901] with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside [07847] to uncleanness [02932] with another instead of thy husband [0376], be thou free [05352] from this bitter [04751] water [04325] that causeth the curse [0779]:
1 And if a soul [05315] sin [02398], and hear [08085] the voice [06963] of swearing [0423], and is a witness [05707], whether [0176] he hath seen [07200] or known [03045] of it; if he do not utter [05046] it, then he shall bear [05375] his iniquity [05771].
11 Then shall an oath [07621] of the LORD [03068] be between them both [08147], that he hath not put [07971] his hand [03027] unto his neighbour's [07453] goods [04399]; and the owner [01167] of it shall accept [03947] thereof, and he shall not make it good [07999].
16 For [1063] men [444] verily [3303] swear [3660] by [2596] the greater [3187]: and [2532] an oath [3727] for [1519] confirmation [951] is to them [846] an end [4009] of all [3956] strife [485].
20 Now [1161] the things which [3739] I write [1125] unto you [5213], behold [2400], before [1799] God [2316], [3754] I lie [5574] not [3756].
1 I say [3004] the truth [225] in [1722] Christ [5547], I lie [5574] not [3756], my [3450] conscience [4893] also bearing [4828] me [3427] witness [4828] in [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151],
9 For [1063] God [2316] is [2076] my [3450] witness [3144], whom [3739] I serve [3000] with [1722] my [3450] spirit [4151] in [1722] the gospel [2098] of his [846] Son [5207], that [5613] without ceasing [89] I make [4160] mention [3417] of you [5216] always [3842] in [1909] my [3450] prayers [4335];
63 But [1161] Jesus [2424] held his peace [4623]. And [2532] the high priest [749] answered [611] and said [2036] unto him [846], I adjure [1844] thee [4571] by [2596] the living [2198] God [2316], that [2443] thou tell [2036] us [2254] whether [1487] thou [4771] be [1488] the Christ [5547], the Son [5207] of God [2316].
64 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto him [846], Thou [4771] hast said [2036]: nevertheless [4133] I say [3004] unto you [5213], Hereafter [737] [575] shall ye see [3700] the Son [5207] of man [444] sitting [2521] on [1537] the right hand [1188] of power [1411], and [2532] coming [2064] in [1909] the clouds [3507] of heaven [3772].
23 That which is gone out [04161] of thy lips [08193] thou shalt keep [08104] and perform [06213]; even a freewill offering [05071], according as thou hast vowed [05087] unto the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], which thou hast promised [01696] with thy mouth [06310].
12 And ye shall not swear [07650] by my name [08034] falsely [08267], neither shalt thou profane [02490] the name [08034] of thy God [0430]: I am the LORD [03068].
7 Thou shalt not take [05375] the name [08034] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] in vain [07723]; for the LORD [03068] will not hold him guiltless [05352] that taketh [05375] his name [08034] in vain [07723].
13 Thou shalt fear [03372] the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], and serve [05647] him, and shalt swear [07650] by his name [08034].
26 I call [05749] heaven [08064] and earth [0776] to witness [05749] against you this day [03117], that ye shall soon [04118] utterly [06] perish [06] from off the land [0776] whereunto ye go over [05674] Jordan [03383] to possess [03423] it; ye shall not prolong [0748] your days [03117] upon it, but shall utterly [08045] be destroyed [08045].