Gospel of Matthew Chapter 5 Vs. 33

 Oaths

Matthew 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:”

Thou shalt not... One should not be quick to make vows by God’s name, or swear to tell the truth by His name in order to make a lie seem true. Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2.

Two commands—paying vows: Deut. 23:21.

1. Do not hesitate to pay any vow you have made to God.

2. Keep and perform what you have said, as you have vowed to God (Deut. 23:23).

forswear... Greek: epiorkeo, swear falsely. Making vows by heaven, earth, or any other thing that we have no power to change is forbidden (Mat. 5:33-37; Jas. 5:12), but making vows and taking oaths to speak the truth is always right (Mat. 5:33; Heb. 6:16; Gen. 22:16; 28:20).

Again, this expresses teaching from (Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; and Deut. 23:21, 23).

The matter of making oaths (Lev. 19:12; Deut. 23:21) was next addressed by the Lord. The Pharisees were notorious for their oaths, which were made on the least provocation. Yet they made allowances for mental reservations within their oaths. If they wanted to be relieved of oaths they had made by heaven… by the earth… by Jerusalem, or by one’s own head, they could argue that since God Himself had not been involved their oaths were not binding.