What does it mean to swear on someone's life?
crap, thats all it means, What do you think happens if you lie? A lightning bolt rips the roof apart and kills him? No , its all nonsense, go swear and lie around
What does swear mean?
Swear: Verb 1. make a promise, solemn statement to someone. eg: Nicole made me SWEAR never to tell anyone her precious secret. 2. To use offensive language at someone or something. Maybe caused by anger. Hope that helps! :)
What does it mean to swear on someone’s life?
this means putting their life on the line for assurance, to bet what you say or believe in is nothing but the truth or else that someone’s life will be forsaken
What does swearing yourself to someone mean?
Taking some kind of oath that binds you to that person: an oath of allegiance, obedience, loyalty, service etc. To be "forsworn" means to go back on this type of oath.
What does it mean to swear on your soul then?
From a Christian perspective, there is no such thing as "swearing on your soul". Your soul is not something you can gamble with or swear away. My understanding of the phrase is that it is hyperbole and equates to "I'm really really telling the truth, so much that I would offer the loss of my soul (to Satan?) if I am found lying". Jesus kept things really simple by saying "Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no.'"
What does it say in the bible about swearing on someones life?
Matthew 5:33-37, "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one."
What is the best way to reply to someone who is swearing at you?
*Ahem*Could you say that again with grown-up language?Your use of such derogatory language simply shows that your ability to articulate does not extend beyond the word “f*ck”.I would insult you back, but I’m afraid it might be incomprehensible to you.
What does cussing someone out mean?
as much as possible so that you can still understand the sentence but when you look back--all you can remember are the swears :)
Can you take back a swear on someone's grave?
Say it backwards.
Is swearing on someone’s life bad?
I’m confused by the wording of this question, and it being contradictorily categorized under profanity.Swearing on someone’s life, in the way that I interpret the statement, doesn’t mean using profanity, but to use it as leverage or stake. For example, “I swear on my brother’s life that I told you the truth” or “I swear on my life that I will take care of you.”If we are being technical, this presumes that you have control over the life of whom you are swearing, and are free to use it transactionally. By this technicality, yes swearing on someone’s life is morally bad on the basis of the morality of authority, where the presumption is incorrect.