Swearing falsely, usually in a legal context, either by taking a false oath or by breaking one's oath later. God hates perjury.
God hates perjury
Zechariah 8:16–17 See also Psalm 24:3–4; Isaiah 48:1; Jeremiah 5:2, Jeremiah 7:9–10; Hosea 10:4; Zechariah 5:3–4; Malachi 3:5; 1 Timothy 1:9–10
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
The Law forbade perjury
Exodus 20:16 parallel Deuteronomy 5:20; Exodus 23:1–3; Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2
Punishment for perjury
Leviticus 6:1–7; Deuteronomy 19:16–21
Examples of perjury
Against Naboth
Against Jesus Christ
Matthew 26:59–61 parallel Mark 14:55–59
Against Stephen
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.