Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
The 1611 reading
Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one haire white or blacke.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A conjunction expressing an alternative, distinction, or explanation. Sense 2: In the phrase ‘or ever,’ before or ere.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 13:9
Complete exact-word concordance
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one haire white or blacke.
¶ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
¶ No man can serue two masters: for either he will hate the one and loue the other, or else hee will holde to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and Mammon.
1611 marginal noteLuke 16.13.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Therfore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment?
1611 marginal noteLuke 12.22. psal. 55.22. 1.pet. 5.7.
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?
or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?
or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent?
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Yee shall knowe them by their fruits: Doe men gather grapes of thornes, or figges of thistles?
1611 marginal noteLuk. 6.43.
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
For whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Arise, and walke?
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
And into whatsoeuer city or towne ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till yee goe thence.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 10.8.
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