Leviticus 19:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Exod 20:7 : 7 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.
  • Lev 18:21 : 21 And 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.
  • Lev 6:3 : 3 Or if he has found what was lost and lies about it, and swears falsely; in any of these things a person may do, sinning therein:
  • 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 5:33-34 : 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:
  • 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.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.
  • 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.
  • Jer 7:9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know;
  • Ezek 36:20-23 : 20 And when they entered among the nations, wherever they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone out of his land. 21 But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, wherever they went. 22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations, wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
  • Zech 5:4 : 4 I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with its timber and its stones.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
  • Lev 24:11 : 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:)
  • Lev 24:15-16 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 11 You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

  • Exod 20:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7 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.

    8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

  • Deut 5:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

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

  • Lev 22:31-33
    3 verses
    81%

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

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

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

  • Lev 19:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13 You shall not defraud your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

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

    15 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

    16 You shall not go around as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

  • 78%

    13 You shall not murder.

    14 You shall not commit adultery.

    15 You shall not steal.

    16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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

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

  • Deut 5:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19 Neither shall you steal.

    20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Matt 5:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    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:

  • Lev 19:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Lev 26:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 17 You shall not oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God.

  • 13 And 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.

  • 1 You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a dishonest witness.

  • Lev 18:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

    21 And 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.

  • 18 You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

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

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

  • 7 You shall have no 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 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:

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

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

  • 9 There shall be no strange god among you; nor shall you worship any foreign god.

  • 35 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measuring yard, in weight, or in measure.

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

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

  • 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness.

  • 30 Therefore you shall keep my ordinance, that you do not commit any of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God.

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

  • 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.

  • 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.