Deuteronomy 5:11

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You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who takes His name in vain.

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  • Lev 19:12 : 12 Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
  • Matt 5:33-34 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne,
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.
  • Ps 139:20 : 20 They speak of You with evil intent; Your adversaries misuse Your name.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 Then you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:7-9
    3 verses
    91%

    7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

    8Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

    9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

  • Deut 5:12-13
    2 verses
    83%

    12Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

    13Six days you shall labor and do all your work.

  • Lev 19:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11Do not steal. Do not deceive or lie to one another.

    12Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Deut 5:16-20
    5 verses
    78%

    16Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well for you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

    17You shall not murder.

    18You shall not commit adultery.

    19You shall not steal.

    20You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Deut 5:6-10
    5 verses
    76%

    6"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

    7You shall have no other gods before Me.

    8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

    9You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.

    10But showing steadfast love to thousands of generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

  • Matt 5:33
    75%

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Exod 20:11-16
    6 verses
    75%

    11For in six days, the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

    12Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

    13You shall not murder.

    14You shall not commit adultery.

    15You shall not steal.

    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Lev 22:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31Therefore, keep My commandments and follow them. I am the LORD.

    32Do not profane My holy name, for I must be regarded as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

  • Deut 12:4
    74%

    4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that they worship their gods.

  • Deut 6:13
    73%

    13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  • Num 5:11
    73%

    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 23:13
    72%

    13Be careful to do all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

  • Exod 20:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3You shall have no other gods before Me.

    4You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.

    5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

  • Eccl 5:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

    6Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

  • Lev 22:15
    71%

    15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

  • Lev 24:15
    71%

    15And speak to the Israelites, saying: If any man curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

  • Deut 8:11
    71%

    11Be careful not to forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, judgments, and statutes that I am commanding you today.

  • Deut 23:21
    71%

    21You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to a fellow Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land you are about to enter and possess.

  • Exod 34:14
    71%

    14For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Ps 139:20
    70%

    20They speak of You with evil intent; Your adversaries misuse Your name.

  • Lev 19:4
    70%

    4Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

  • Matt 15:4
    70%

    4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

  • Exod 23:1
    70%

    1Do not spread a false report, and do not join hands with a wicked person to be a malicious witness.

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will be found guilty.

  • Lev 18:21
    70%

    21Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:30
    70%

    30Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

  • Jas 5:12
    70%

    12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Lev 20:9
    70%

    9Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.

  • Deut 6:15
    70%

    15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.