Hebrews 6:16
King James Version (KJV)
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
World English Bible (WEB)
For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Hebrews 6:16 Cross References
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,