Leviticus 19:12

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:7 : 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
  • Lev 18:21 : 21 And thou shalt not t any of thy seed pass through the fire to Moch, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
  • Lev 6:3 : 3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
  • Deut 5:11 : 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
  • Matt 5:33-34 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
  • Jer 7:9 : 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
  • Ezek 36:20-23 : 20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. 21 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
  • Zech 5:4 : 4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Lev 24:11 : 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
  • Lev 24:15-16 : 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

  • Exod 20:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

    8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

  • Deut 5:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

    12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath command thee.

  • Lev 22:31-33
    3 verses
    81%

    31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

    32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

    33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

    14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

    15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

    16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a tabearer among thy peop: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

  • 78%

    13 Thou shalt not kill.

    14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

    15 Thou shalt not steal.

    16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

  • 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

  • 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • Deut 5:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19 Neither shalt thou steal.

    20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

  • Matt 5:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

    34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

  • Lev 19:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

    4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 26:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

    2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

  • 4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

  • 17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

  • 13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

  • 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

  • Lev 18:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defi thyself with her.

    21 And thou shalt not t any of thy seed pass through the fire to Moch, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

  • 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy peop, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

  • 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

  • 20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

  • 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

  • 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

  • 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

  • 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

  • 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.

  • 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

  • 35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

  • 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

  • 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

  • 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

  • 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominab customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defi not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.

  • 44 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

  • 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

  • 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.