Exodus 20:7

The Ten Commandments

⁶ and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. ⁷ Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. ⁸ Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Name of the Lord

Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain

Takes His Name in Vain

Make Sure

Misuse The Name Of The Lord

Misuses His Name

Jehovah

Leviticus 19:12

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God. I am LORD.

James 5:12

But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.

Matthew 23:16-22

Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.

Leviticus 24:11-16

and the son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed. And they brought him to Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

Deuteronomy 5:11

Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 10:20

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

Joshua 2:12

Now therefore, I pray you, swear to me by LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a TRUE token,

Joshua 2:17

And the men said to her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou have made us to swear.

Joshua 9:20

This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.

2 Samuel 21:1-2

And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of LORD. And LORD said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for thou are a wise man, and thou will know what thou ought to do to him, and thou shall bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.

Psalm 50:14-16

Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay thy vows to the Most High.

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.

Matthew 5:33-37

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.

Hebrews 6:16-17

For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.

Matthew 26:63-64

But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God.

2 Corinthians 1:23

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that I did not yet come to Corinth, sparing you.