Exodus 20:7

God's Word

“Never use the name of the Lord your God carelessly. The Lord will make sure that anyone who carelessly uses his name will be punished.

Cross References

Genesis 27:20

Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, Son?” “The Lord your God brought it to me,” he answered.

1 Kings 2:9

Now, don’t let him go unpunished. You are wise and know what to do to him: Put that gray-haired, old man into his grave by slaughtering him.”

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha (the man of God), thought, “My master let this Aramean Naaman go without accepting what he had brought. As sure as the Lord lives, I’ll run after Naaman and get something from him.”

Psalm 139:20

They say wicked things about you. Your enemies misuse your name.

Proverbs 30:9

or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation.

Jeremiah 34:16

Now you have changed again and dishonored me. You brought back the male and female slaves that you had set free to live their own lives. You have forced them to be your male and female slaves again.

Jeremiah 4:2

if you take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives …’ in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and they will be honored by me.”

Ezekiel 39:7

I will make my holy name known among my people Israel, and I will never let them dishonor my holy name again. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

Leviticus 19:12

“Never swear by my name in order to deceive anyone. This dishonors the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

2 Corinthians 1:23

I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.

Deuteronomy 5:11

“Never use the name of the Lord your God carelessly. The Lord will make sure that anyone who uses his name carelessly will be punished.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.

James 5:12

Above all things, my brothers and sisters, do not take an oath on anything in heaven or on earth. Do not take any oath. If you mean yes, say yes. If you mean no, say no. Do this so that you won’t be condemned.

Joshua 2:12

Please swear by the Lord that you’ll be as kind to my father’s family as I’ve been to you. Also give me some proof

Joshua 2:17

The men told her, “We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, ⌞if you tell anyone what we’re doing here⌟.

Joshua 9:20

We must let them live to avoid ⌞the Lord’s⌟ anger because of the oath we swore.”