Parallel Verses

King James 2000

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

New American Standard Bible

You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Fear Yahweh your God, worship Him, and take your oaths in His name.

International Standard Version

Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall fear LORD thy God, and him thou shall serve, and shall swear by his name.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

Amplified

You shall fear [only] the Lord your God; and you shall serve Him [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and swear [oaths] by His name [alone].

Bible in Basic English

Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and in his name shalt thou swear.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.

Modern King James verseion

You shall fear Jehovah your God and serve Him, and shall swear by His name.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But fear the LORD thy God and serve him, and swear by his name,

NET Bible

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

New Heart English Bible

You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him only, and shall swear by his name.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh thy God, shalt thou revere And him, shalt thou serve, - And by his name, shalt thou swear.

Webster

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

World English Bible

You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and serve
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

him, and shalt swear
שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

12 Then beware lest you forget the LORD, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 13 You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name. 14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you;

Cross References

Luke 4:8

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get you behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

Deuteronomy 10:20

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

Matthew 4:10

Then said Jesus unto him, Begone, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Joshua 2:12

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true sign:

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Isaiah 65:16

That he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.

Jeremiah 12:16

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

Leviticus 19:12

And you shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 5:29

O that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!

Deuteronomy 6:2

That you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.

Jeremiah 4:2

And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Jeremiah 5:2

And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 5:7

How shall I pardon you for this? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

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