Hebrews 6:14 DBY

¹²  that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

¹³  For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

¹⁴  saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

¹⁵  and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

¹⁶  For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.