Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
Leviticus 19:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God; I am the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall not swear by My name falsely, neither shall you profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. Common English Bible You must not swear falsely by my name, desecrating your God’s name in doing so; I am the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not commit perjury in my name, nor shall you pollute the name of your God. I am the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. |
Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
‘Listen to this, house of Jacob – those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
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.
‘ “Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
‘You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.
I will turn against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.
Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. )
or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do #– #
Then he said to me, ‘This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for everyone who is a thief, contrary to what is written on one side, has gone unpunished, and everyone who swears falsely, contrary to what is written on the other side, has gone unpunished.
I will send it out,’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.’
‘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.
Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses 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.