1 Kings 8:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,”
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“When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:”
King James Version · Public Domain“If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this house;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“that which a man sinneth against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up upon him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 8:31 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:8If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
- Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
- Numbers 5:16The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
- 2 Chronicles 6:22When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
- Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).