Matthew 5:36

American Standard Version (1901)

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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  • Luke 12:25 : 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
  • Matt 6:27 : 27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
  • Matt 23:16-21 : 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. 17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. 19 Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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