36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
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! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-37)We have here an exposition of the third commandment, which we are the more concerned right to understand, because it is particularly said, that God will not hold him guiltless , however he may hold himself, who breaks this commandment, by taking the name of the Lord in vain . Now as to this command, I. It is agreed on all hands that it forbids perjury, forswearing, and the violation of oaths and v…
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