Deuteronomy 5:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:12 : 12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
  • Matt 5:33-34 : 33 Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord: 34 But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
  • Ps 139:20 : 20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:7-9
    3 verses
    91%

    7 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

    8 Keep in memory the Sabbath and let it be a holy day.

    9 On six days do all your work:

  • Deut 5:12-13
    2 verses
    83%

    12 Keep the Sabbath day as a holy day, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God.

    13 On six days do all your work:

  • Lev 19:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11 Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another.

    12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

  • Deut 5:16-20
    5 verses
    78%

    16 Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

    17 Do not put anyone to death without cause.

    18 Do not be false to the married relation.

    19 Do not take the property of another.

    20 Do not give false witness against your neighbour;

  • Deut 5:6-10
    5 verses
    76%

    6 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

    7 You are to have no other gods but me.

    8 You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth:

    9 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

    10 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

  • Matt 5:33
    75%

    33 Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

  • Exod 20:11-16
    6 verses
    75%

    11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.

    12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

    13 Do not put anyone to death without cause.

    14 Do not be false to the married relation.

    15 Do not take the property of another.

    16 Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

  • Lev 22:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31 So then, keep my orders and do them: I am the Lord.

    32 And do not make my holy name common; so that it may be kept holy by the children of Israel: I am the Lord who make you holy,

  • Deut 12:4
    74%

    4 Do not so to the Lord your God.

  • Deut 6:13
    73%

    13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

  • Num 5:11
    73%

    11 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 23:13
    72%

    13 Take note of all these things which I have said to you, and let not the names of other gods come into your minds or from your lips.

  • Exod 20:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3 You are to have no other gods but me.

    4 You are not to make an image or picture of anything in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth:

    5 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;

  • Eccl 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.

    6 Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

  • Lev 22:15
    71%

    15 And they may not make common the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord,

  • Lev 24:15
    71%

    15 And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.

  • Deut 8:11
    71%

    11 Then take care that you are not turned away from the Lord your God and from keeping his orders and decisions and laws which I give you this day:

  • Deut 23:21
    71%

    21 When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin.

  • Exod 34:14
    71%

    14 For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.

  • Ps 139:20
    70%

    20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

  • Lev 19:4
    70%

    4 Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.

  • Matt 15:4
    70%

    4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

  • Exod 23:1
    70%

    1 Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10 Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

  • Lev 18:21
    70%

    21 And you may not make any of your children go through the fire as an offering to Molech, and you may not put shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

  • Lev 19:30
    70%

    30 Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

  • Jas 5:12
    70%

    12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

  • Lev 20:9
    70%

    9 Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

  • Deut 6:15
    70%

    15 For the Lord your God who is with you is a God who will not let his honour be given to another; or the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, causing your destruction from the face of the earth.