- had sworn:
- "But the kingª sparedª°¹ Mephibosheth,ª the sonª of Jonathanª the sonª of Saul,ª because¹ of the LORD'Sª oathª that¹ [was] between¹ them, between¹ Davidª and Jonathanª the sonª of Saul.ª" {2Sm 21:7} + "In whose eyesª a vile personª° is contemned;ª° but he honourethª° them that fear²¹ the LORD.ª [He that] swearethª° to [his own] hurt,ª° and changethª° not.¹" {Psa 15:4} + "Be not¹ rashª° with¹ thy mouth,ª and let not¹ thine heartª be hastyª° to utterª° [any] thingª beforeª God:ª for¹ Godª [is] in heaven,ª and thou¹ upon¹ earth:ª therefore¹¹ let thy wordsª be¹ few.ª" {Ecc 5:2} + "Sufferª° not¹¹ thy mouthª to cause¹ thy fleshª to sin;ª° neither¹ sayª° thou beforeª the angel,ª that¹ it¹ [was] an error:ª wherefore¹ should Godª be angryª° at¹ thy voice,ª and destroyª°¹ the workª of thine hands?ª" {Ecc 5:6} + "All¹ [things come] alike¹ to all:¹ [there is] oneª eventª to the righteous,ª and to the wicked;ª to the goodª and to the clean,ª and to the unclean;ª to him that sacrificeth,ª° and to him that² sacrificethª°¹ not:¹ as [is] the good,ª so [is] the sinner;ª° [and] he that sweareth,ª° as¹ [he] that feareth²¹ an oath.ª" {Ecc 9:2}
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