You shall fear the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve; and you shall cleave to Him, and by His name you shall swear.

The Lord lives, with truth, in judgment and righteousness, then shall nations bless by him, and by him they shall praise God in Jerusalem.

For men indeed swear by the greater, and the oath for confirmation [is] an end of every dispute to them.

And now my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is nothing better for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.

And Ittai answered the king and said, [As] the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall your servant be.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, please; for God has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, [As] the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you; so they came to Bethel.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, please; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they came to Jericho.

And Elijah said to him, Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan. And Elisha said, [As] the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they both went on.

And she said, I pray, my lord, as your soul lives, I am the woman that stood in your presence with you while praying to the Lord.

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And the king swore to him, saying, [As] the Lord lives who gave us this soul, I will not slay you, neither will I give you into the hands of these men.

And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is nothing better for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.

And your life shall be in suspense before your eyes, and you shall be afraid by day and by night, and you shall have no assurance of your life.

The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me; I found affliction and sorrow.

And why are we also in danger every hour?

I [affirm], by my boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Yes, we have had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,

who delivered us from so great a death, and is delivering [us]; in whom we trust that He will still deliver [us],