Cross References Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Matthew 5:33 Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain. Leviticus 18:21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing. Jeremiah 34:16 And you are fallen back, and have defiled my name: and you have brought back again every man his manservant, and every man his maidservant, whom you had let go free, and set at liberty: and you have brought them into subjection to be your servants and handmaids. Zechariah 5:3 And he said to me: This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the earth: for every thief shall be judged as is there written: and every one that sweareth in like manner shall be judged by it. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. ye shall Leviticus 6:3 Or shall find a thing lost, and denying it, shall also swear falsely, or shall do any other of the many things, wherein men are wont to sin: Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain. Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing. Psalm 15:4 In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not; Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him. Jeremiah 7:9 To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not. Zechariah 5:4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts: and it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof. Malachi 3:5 And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts. Matthew 5:33,34 Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. . . . James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. But let your speech be: Yea, Yea: No, No: that you fall not under judgment. profane Leviticus 18:21 Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Leviticus 24:11,15,16 And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was brought to Moses. (Now his mother was called Salumith, the daughter of Dabri, of the tribe of Dan.) . . . Ezekiel 36:20-23 And when they entered among the nations whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when it was said of them: This is the people of the Lord, and they are come forth out of his land. . . . Context Love Your Neighbor…11You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbour. 12Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord.13Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning.… Lexicon You must notוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no swear תִשָּׁבְע֥וּ (ṯiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear falsely לַשָּׁ֑קֶר (laš·šā·qer) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood by My name בִשְׁמִ֖י (ḇiš·mî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name and so profane וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ (wə·ḥil·lal·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play the name שֵׁ֥ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of your God. אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I am the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Additional Translations You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.And you shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. And ye shall not swear unjustly by my name, and ye shall not profane the holy name of your God: I am the Lord your God. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. "'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh. And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I am Jehovah. 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