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The original Hippocratic Oath begins with the phrase First do no harm.

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Is it true that the original Hippocratic Oath begins with the phrase First do no harm?

No. Reference and scholarly sources state that the phrase 'First do no harm' does not appear in the original Hippocratic Oath; it is a proverbial motto, while the oath's actual harm clause reads 'I will do no harm or injustice to them.'

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Hippocratic Oath - Wikipedia
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Hippocratic Oath - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath

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First, Do No Harm: A Hippocratic Oath for Software Developers?
2004
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Laplante, P. A. (2004). First, Do No Harm: A Hippocratic Oath for Software Developers?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1145/1016978.1016991

The Hippocratic Oath -
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The Hippocratic Oath - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/00243639211069431

Examining Clinical Ethics
2025
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Matt, D. (2025). Examining Clinical Ethics. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/c56g-r649

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