Deuteronomy 5:11
`Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.
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Referenced Verses
- Lev 19:12 : 12 `And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I `am' Jehovah.
- Deut 6:13 : 13 Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;
- Matt 5:33-34 : 33 `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths; 34 but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
- Exod 20:7 : 7 `Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.
- Jas 5:12 : 12 And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
- Ps 139:20 : 20 Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity `are' Thine enemies.
- Jer 4:2 : 2 And thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Exod 20:7-93 verses91%
7 `Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.
8 `Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;
9 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
- Deut 5:12-132 verses83%
12 `Observe the day of the sabbath -- to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;
13 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
- Lev 19:11-122 verses82%
11 `Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.
12 `And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I `am' Jehovah.
- Deut 5:16-205 verses78%
16 `Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
17 `Thou dost not murder.
18 `Thou dost not commit adultery.
19 `Thou dost not steal.
20 `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour -- a false testimony.
- Deut 5:6-105 verses76%
6 `I Jehovah `am' thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.
7 `Thou hast no other gods in My presence.
8 `Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which `is' in the heavens above, and which `is' in the earth beneath, and which `is' in the waters under the earth;
9 thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God `am' a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third `generation', and on a fourth, to those hating Me;
10 and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.
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33 `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;
- Exod 20:11-166 verses75%
11 for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that `is' in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.
12 `Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
13 `Thou dost not murder.
14 `Thou dost not commit adultery.
15 `Thou dost not steal.
16 `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
- Lev 22:31-322 verses74%
31 and ye have kept my commands, and have done them; I `am' Jehovah;
32 and ye do not pollute My holy name, and I have been hallowed in the midst of the sons of Israel; I `am' Jehovah, sanctifying you,
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4 `Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;
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13 Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;
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11 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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13 and in all that which I have said unto you ye do take heed; and the name of other gods ye do not mention; it is not heard on thy mouth.
- Exod 20:3-53 verses72%
3 `Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
4 `Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which `is' in the heavens above, or which `is' in the earth beneath, or which `is' in the waters under the earth.
5 Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, `am' a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third `generation', and on the fourth, of those hating Me,
- Eccl 5:5-62 verses72%
5 Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it `is' an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
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15 and they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel -- that which they lift up to Jehovah,
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15 `And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When any man revileth his God -- then he hath borne his sin;
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11 `Take heed to thyself, lest thou forget Jehovah thy God so as not to keep His commands, and His judgments, and His statutes which I am commanding thee to-day;
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21 `When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
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14 for ye do not bow yourselves to another god -- for Jehovah, whose name `is' Zealous, is a zealous God.
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20 Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity `are' Thine enemies.
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4 `Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I `am' Jehovah your God.
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4 for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
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1 `Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
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10 Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
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21 `And of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I `am' Jehovah.
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30 `My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I `am' Jehovah.
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12 And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
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9 `For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood `is' on him.
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15 for a zealous God `is' Jehovah thy God in thy midst -- lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.