swear falsely

Example Sentences

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“If you swear falsely to Congress, just like if you swear falsely to a court or in an affidavit, that’s a crime. It’s a felony and it can carry heavy consequences,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019

Within a month he had persuaded two prominent members of the influential local German community to swear, falsely, that he had resided in the country for five years and to sponsor him for citizenship.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't know whether thou wouldst swear falsely or not.

From Isaac T. Hopper by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'

From The Gospels in Four Part Harmony by Clontz, J.

The practices of the people so addressed are also thus described,—"Though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely."

From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John