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Mat 5:33 — 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

it hath		Mat 23:16
Thou		Exd 20:7; Lev 19:12; Num 30:2; etc.; Deu 5:11; Deu 23:23; Psa 50:14; Psa 76:11; Ecc 5:4-6; Nah 1:15

Correlating Passages

it hath

Mat 23:16

Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Thou

	Exd 20:7	Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
	Lev 19:12	And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.
	Num 30:2	If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
	Deu 5:11	Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
	Deu 23:23	That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; [even] a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
	Psa 50:14	Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
	Psa 76:11	Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
	Ecc 5:4	When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
	Ecc 5:5	Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
	Ecc 5:6	Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it [was] an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
	Nah 1:15	Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 5:33," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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