26 Bible Verses about Profaning God's Name

Never use the name of Jehovah your God in a false and evil way. Jehovah will make sure that anyone who is false, evil, careless and vain with his name will be punished.

Do not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain. Jehovah will not leave him unpunished who takes his name in vain.

Never give your children as sacrifices to the god Molech by burning them alive. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am Jehovah!

If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

However those who curse Jehovah's name must be put to death. The whole congregation must stone them to death. It makes no difference whether they are Israelites or foreigners. Whoever curses (abuses) Jehovah's name must die.

The Israelite woman's son began cursing Jehovah's name and treating it with contempt. So they brought him to Moses.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name. In the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.

I acted so that my name would not be dishonored among the nations who had watched me bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

But I withdrew my hand (assistance) and acted for the sake of my name. That way it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

What do I have here? Declares Jehovah. For my people have been taken away for nothing. Those who rule them mock, declares Jehovah. And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.

But now listen to the vow that I, Jehovah, have made in my mighty name to all you in Judah and in Egypt: 'Never again will I let any of you use my name to make a vow by saying: I swear by the living God, Jehovah!'

The Lord Jehovah says: 'The Lord Jehovah tells all you Israelites to suit yourselves! Go on and serve your idols! But I warn you that after this you will have to obey me and stop dishonoring my holy name by offering gifts to your idols.'

I will reveal the holiness of my great name, which has been dishonored by the nations. It is the name that you have dishonored among them. Then the nations will know that I am Jehovah. This is because I will reveal my holiness among you as they watch,' declares the Lord Jehovah.

The voice said: Son of man, this is the place where my throne is and the place where my feet rest. This is where I will live among the Israelites for a very long time. Then the people of Israel and their kings will no longer dishonor my holy name by acting like prostitutes. They will not dishonor it with the dead bodies of their kings.

They put their doorway by my doorway and their doorposts by my doorposts. Only a wall separated me from them. They dishonored my holy name because of the disgusting things that they have done. So I destroyed them in my anger.

They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of lowly (meek) persons. They reject the humble! A man and his father have sexual relations with the same maiden, to profane my holy name.

You profane it by saying: 'The table of Jehovah is polluted and the fruit and food on it is contemptible.'

The name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, just as it is written. (Ezekiel 36:20, 21)

Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teachings will not be blasphemed.

He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, to slander his name, and his dwelling place, and those who live in heaven.

Men were scorched with great heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

Do not swear falsely by my name, so as to profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.

I will condemn them and exclude them from the people. They gave one of their children to Molech. They made my holy tent unclean, and dishonored my holy name.

Be God's holy men. Do not dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to Jehovah. It is the food (bread) of your God.

Tell Aaron and his sons that they must respect the holy offerings that the Israelites set apart for me. In this way they will not dishonor my holy name. I am Jehovah.

Never dishonor my holy name. I will show my holiness among the Israelites. I am Jehovah, who sets you apart as holy.