Exodus 20:7

The Ten Commandments

⁶ but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands.
⁷ Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.
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

You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God; I am Yahweh.

James 5:12

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

Matthew 23:16-22

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Leviticus 24:11-16

Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.)

Deuteronomy 5:11

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You are to fear Yahweh your God and worship Him. Remain faithful to Him and take oaths in His name.

Joshua 2:12

Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Joshua 2:17

The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,

Joshua 9:20

This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

2 Samuel 21:1-2

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”

1 Kings 2:9

So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”

Psalm 50:14-16

Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and pay your vows to the Most High.

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Jeremiah 4:2

then you can swear, “As the Lord lives,”
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then the nations will be blessed by Him
and will pride themselves in Him.

Matthew 5:33-37

“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

Hebrews 6:16-17

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Matthew 26:63-64

But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”

2 Corinthians 1:23

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.