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Leviticus 19:12

Words and speechTruth and honestyIntegrityGod's holiness

10 You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

11 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

14 You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

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BSB
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
KJV
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
WEB
“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
ASV
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
BLB
And you⁺ shall not swear by My name to a lie and so profane the name of your God. I [am] YHWH.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke sverge på løgn ved mitt navn, så du vanhelliger din Guds navn; jeg er Herren.
OTB
Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, og dermed vanhellige navnet til deres Gud. Jeg er Herren.
B1930
I skal ikke sverge på løgn ved mitt navn, så du vanhelliger din Guds navn; jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 20:7

    You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:11

    You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

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  • Leviticus 18:21

    You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 6:3

    or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

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  • James 5:12

    Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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  • Matthew 5:33–34

    Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

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  • Leviticus 24:11

    The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

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  • Leviticus 24:15–16

    And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

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