Verse 7

Thou shalt not take{H5375} the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} in vain;{H7723} for Jehovah{H3068} will not hold him guiltless{H5352} that taketh{H5375} his name{H8034} in vain.{H7723}

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:12 : 12 And ye shall not swear{H7650} by my name{H8034} falsely,{H8267} and profane{H2490} the name{H8034} of thy God:{H430} I am Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But{G1161} above{G4253} all things,{G3956} my{G3450} brethren,{G80} swear{G3660} not,{G3361} neither{G3383} by the heaven,{G3772} nor{G3383} by the earth,{G1093} nor{G3383} by any{G5100} other{G243} oath:{G3727} but{G1161} let{G2277} your{G5216} yea{G3483} be{G2277} yea,{G3483} and{G2532} your nay,{G3756} nay;{G3756} that{G2443} ye fall{G4098} not{G3361} under{G1519} judgment.{G3956}
  • Heb 6:16-17 : 16 For{G1063} men{G444} {G3303} swear{G3660} by{G2596} the greater:{G3187} and{G2532} in every{G3956} dispute{G485} of theirs{G846} the oath{G3727} is final{G4009} for{G1519} confirmation.{G951} 17 Wherein{G3739} {G1722} God,{G2316} being minded{G1014} to show{G1925} more abundantly{G4054} unto the heirs{G2818} of the promise{G1860} the immutability{G276} of{G1012} his{G846} counsel,{G1012} interposed{G3315} with an oath;{G3727}
  • Ps 50:14-16 : 14 Offer{H2076} unto God{H430} the sacrifice of thanksgiving;{H8426} And pay{H7999} thy vows{H5088} unto the Most High:{H5945} 15 And call{H7121} upon me in the day{H3117} of trouble;{H6869} I will deliver{H2502} thee, and thou shalt glorify{H3513} me. 16 But unto the wicked{H7563} God{H430} saith,{H559} What hast thou to do to declare{H5608} my statutes,{H2706} And that thou hast taken{H5375} my covenant{H1285} in thy mouth,{H6310}
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full,{H7646} and deny{H3584} [thee], and say,{H559} Who is Jehovah?{H3068} Or lest I be poor,{H3423} and steal,{H1589} And use profanely{H8610} the name{H8034} of my God.{H430}
  • Lev 24:11-16 : 11 and the son{H1121} of the Israelitish{H3482} woman{H802} blasphemed{H5344} the Name,{H8034} and cursed;{H7043} and they brought{H935} him unto Moses.{H4872} And his mother's{H517} name{H8034} was Shelomith,{H8019} the daughter{H1323} of Dibri,{H1704} of the tribe{H4294} of Dan.{H1835} 12 And they put{H3240} him in ward,{H4929} that it might be declared{H6567} unto them at the mouth{H6310} of Jehovah.{H3068} 13 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 14 Bring forth{H3318} him that hath cursed{H7043} without{H2351} the camp;{H4264} and let all that heard{H8085} him lay{H5564} their hands{H3027} upon his head,{H7218} and let all the congregation{H5712} stone{H7275} him. 15 And thou shalt speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} Whosoever{H376} curseth{H3588} his God{H430} shall bear{H5375} his sin.{H2399} 16 And he that blasphemeth{H5344} the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} he shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} all the congregation{H5712} shall certainly{H7275} stone{H7275} him: as well the sojourner,{H1616} as the home-born,{H249} when he blasphemeth{H5344} the name{H8034} [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.{H4191}
  • Deut 5:11 : 11 Thou shalt not take{H5375} the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} in vain:{H7723} for Jehovah{H3068} will not hold him guiltless{H5352} that taketh{H5375} his name{H8034} in vain.{H7723}
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Woe{G3759} unto you,{G5213} ye blind{G5185} guides,{G3595} that say,{G3004} Whosoever{G3739} shall swear{G3660} by{G1722} the temple,{G3485} it is{G2076} nothing;{G3762} but{G1161} whosoever{G3739} shall swear{G3660} by{G1722} the gold{G5557} of the temple,{G3485} he is a debtor.{G3784} 17 Ye fools{G3474} and{G2532} blind:{G5185} for{G1063} which{G5101} is{G2076} greater,{G3187} the gold,{G5557} or{G2228} the temple{G3485} that hath sanctified{G37} the gold?{G5557} 18 And,{G3739} Whosoever{G1437} shall swear{G3660} by{G1722} the altar,{G2379} it is{G2076} nothing;{G3762} but{G1161} whosoever{G302} shall swear{G3660} by{G1722} the gift{G1435} that is upon{G1883} it,{G846} he is a debtor.{G3784} 19 Ye blind:{G5185} for{G1063} which{G5101} is greater,{G3173} the gift,{G1435} or{G2228} the altar{G2379} that sanctifieth{G37} the gift?{G1435} 20 He{G3660} therefore{G3767} that sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} the altar,{G2379} sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} it,{G846} and{G2532} by{G1722} all things{G3956} thereon.{G846} 21 And{G2532} he that sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} the temple,{G3485} sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} it,{G846} and{G2532} by{G1722} him that dwelleth{G2730} therein.{G846} 22 And{G2532} he that sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} the heaven,{G3772} sweareth{G3660} by{G1722} the throne{G2362} of God,{G2316} and{G2532} by{G1722} him that sitteth{G2521} thereon.{G846}
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 and thou shalt swear,{H7650} As Jehovah{H3068} liveth,{H2416} in truth,{H571} in justice,{H4941} and in righteousness;{H6666} and the nations{H1471} shall bless{H1288} themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.{H1984}
  • Matt 5:33-37 : 33 Again,{G3825} ye have heard{G191} that{G3754} it was said{G4483} to them of old time,{G744} Thou shalt{G1964} not{G3756} forswear thyself,{G1964} but{G1161} shalt perform{G591} unto the Lord{G2962} thine{G4675} oaths:{G3727} 34 but{G1161} I{G1473} say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} swear{G3660} not{G3361} at all;{G3654} neither{G3383} by{G1722} the heaven,{G3772} for{G3754} it is{G2076} the throne{G2362} of God;{G2316} 35 nor{G3383} by{G1722} the earth,{G1093} for{G3754} it is{G2076} the footstool{G4228} of his{G846} feet; nor{G3383} by{G1519} Jerusalem,{G2414} for{G3754} it is{G2076} the city{G4172} of the{G935} great{G3173} King.{G935} 36 Neither{G3383} shalt thou swear{G3660} by{G1722} thy{G4675} head,{G2776} for{G3754} thou canst{G1410} not{G3756} make{G4160} one{G1520} hair{G2359} white{G3022} or{G2228} black.{G3189} 37 But{G1161} let{G2077} your{G5216} speech{G3056} be,{G2077} Yea,{G3483} yea;{G3483} Nay,{G3756} nay:{G3756} and{G1161} whatsoever is more than{G4053} these{G5130} is{G2076} of{G1537} the evil{G4190} one.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt fear{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} thy God;{H430} him shalt thou serve;{H5647} and to him shalt thou cleave,{H1692} and by his name{H8034} shalt thou swear.{H7650}
  • Josh 2:12 : 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear{H7650} unto me by Jehovah,{H3068} since{H3588} I have dealt{H6213} kindly{H2617} with you, that ye also will deal{H6213} kindly{H2617} with my father's{H1} house,{H1004} and give{H5414} me a true{H571} token;{H226}
  • Josh 2:17 : 17 And the men{H582} said{H559} unto her, We will be guiltless{H5355} of this thine oath{H7621} which thou hast made us to swear.{H7650}
  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This we will do{H6213} to them, and let them live;{H2421} lest wrath{H7110} be upon us, because of the oath{H7621} which we sware{H7650} unto them.
  • 2 Sam 21:1-2 : 1 And there was a famine{H7458} in the days{H3117} of David{H1732} three{H7969} years,{H8141} year{H8141} after{H310} year;{H8141} and David{H1732} sought{H1245} the face of{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068} And Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} It is for Saul,{H7586} and for his bloody{H1818} house,{H1004} because he put to death{H4191} the Gibeonites.{H1393} 2 And the king{H4428} called{H7121} the Gibeonites,{H1393} and said{H559} unto them (now the Gibeonites{H1393} were not of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} but of the remnant{H3499} of the Amorites;{H567} and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} had sworn{H7650} unto them: and Saul{H7586} sought{H1245} to slay{H5221} them in his zeal{H7065} for the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} and Judah);{H3063}
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless,{H5352} for thou art a wise{H2450} man;{H376} and thou wilt know{H3045} what thou oughtest to do{H6213} unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head{H7872} down{H3381} to Sheol{H7585} with blood.{H1818}