Exodus 22:11

Bible in Basic English 1965

If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

Cross References

Exodus 22:10

If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:

Exodus 22:12

But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.

Exodus 22:8

If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

Exodus 23:1

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

Proverbs 30:9

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

Leviticus 5:1

And if anyone does wrong by saying nothing when he is put under oath as a witness of something he has seen or had knowledge of, then he will be responsible:

Leviticus 6:3

Or has taken a false oath about the loss of something which he has come across by chance; if a man has done any of these evil things,

Hebrews 6:16

For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.