But Isaac said to his son, ‘How did you ever find it so quickly, my son? ’ He replied, ‘Because the Lord your God made it happen for me.’
Exodus 20:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not use or repeat the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, lightly or frivolously, in false affirmations or profanely]; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Common English Bible Do not use the LORD your God’s name as if it were of no significance; the LORD won’t forgive anyone who uses his name that way. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
But Isaac said to his son, ‘How did you ever find it so quickly, my son? ’ He replied, ‘Because the Lord your God made it happen for me.’
So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his grey head down to Sheol with blood.’
Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought, ‘My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.’
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.
But you have changed your minds and profaned my name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been set free to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.
then you can swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness, and then the nations will be blessed by him and will boast in him.
So I will make my holy name known among my people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God; I am the Lord.
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.
You are to fear the Lord your God and worship him. Remain faithful to him and take oaths in his name.
Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name.
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no,’ so that you won’t fall under judgement.
Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my father’s family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
The men said to her, ‘We will be free from this oath you made us swear,
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.’