Leviticus 19:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Do not misuse my name by making promises you don't intend to keep. I am the LORD your God.

Cross References

Psalm 15:4

They hate worthless people, but show respect for all who worship the LORD. And they keep their promises, no matter what the cost.

Exodus 20:7

Do not misuse my name. I am the LORD your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

Isaiah 48:1

People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the LORD God of Israel, but you are lying.

Jeremiah 4:2

Make promises only in my name, and do what you promise! Then all nations will praise me, and I will bless them.

Jeremiah 5:2

Everyone breaks promises made in my name.”

Jeremiah 7:9

You steal and murder; you lie in court and are unfaithful in marriage. You worship idols and offer incense to Baal, when these gods have never done anything for you.

Leviticus 18:21

Don't sacrifice your children on the altar fires to the god Molech. I am the LORD your God, and that would disgrace me.

Leviticus 20:3

They have disgraced both the place where I am worshipped and my holy name, and so I will turn against them and no longer let them belong to my people.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he told me: This scroll puts a curse on everyone in the land who steals or tells lies. The writing on one side tells about the destruction of those who steal, while the writing on the other side tells about the destruction of those who lie.

Zechariah 5:4

The LORD All-Powerful has said, “I am sending this scroll into the house of everyone who is a robber or tells lies in my name, and it will remain there until every piece of wood and stone in that house crumbles.”

Malachi 3:5

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practise witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or ill-treat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

Deuteronomy 5:11

Do not misuse my name. I am the LORD your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

James 5:12

My friends, above all else, don't take an oath. You must not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. “Yes” or “No” is all you need to say. If you say anything more, you will be condemned.