Exodus 20:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Lev 19:12 : 12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.
  • Heb 6:16-17 : 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute. 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath:
  • Ps 50:14-16 : 14 Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High: 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. 16 But to the wicked God says, What right do you have to declare My statutes, or to take My covenant in your mouth?
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full and deny You, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
  • Lev 24:11-16 : 11 And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD and cursed. And they brought him to Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in custody, so the decision of the LORD might be shown to them. 13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
  • Deut 5:11 : 11 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated! 17 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty. 19 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
  • Matt 5:33-37 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:' 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No': for whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.
  • Josh 2:12 : 12 Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
  • Josh 2:17 : 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.
  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This we will do to them; we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath we swore to them.
  • 2 Sam 21:1-2 : 1 In the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year, and David sought the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he killed the Gibeonites. 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites; and the Israelites had sworn to them. Yet Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7You shall have no other gods before me.

    8You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

    9You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

    10And showing mercy to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

    11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

    12Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

  • Exod 20:8-17
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    8Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

    10but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor the stranger who is within your gates.

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

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

    13You shall not murder.

    14You shall not commit adultery.

    15You shall not steal.

    16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

    17You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.

  • Lev 19:11-12
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    11You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

    12And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

  • Exod 20:3-6
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    3You shall have no other gods before Me.

    4You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water 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 upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.

    6But showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

  • Lev 22:31-32
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    76%

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

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

  • Deut 5:19-20
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    19Neither shall you steal.

    20Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Exod 23:13
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    13And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4You shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

  • Deut 6:13
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    13You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

  • Lev 19:30
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    30You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • Deut 5:17
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    17You shall not kill.

  • Lev 20:7-9
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    7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the LORD your God.

    8And you shall keep my statutes and do them: I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

    9For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  • Lev 26:2
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    2You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:4
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    4Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

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    14For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Lev 22:15
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    15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

  • Lev 18:20-21
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    20Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

    21And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

  • Josh 23:7
    72%

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

  • Lev 24:15
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    15And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

  • Ps 139:20
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    20For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

  • Prov 30:10
    72%

    10Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

  • Deut 23:21
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    21When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

  • Deut 10:20
    72%

    20You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.

  • Exod 22:28
    72%

    28You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.

  • Ezek 20:20
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    20And hallow my sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 19:14
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    14You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:'