In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
Leviticus 19:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) *'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane 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. |
In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
*You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Hear you this, house of Ya`akov, who are called by the name of Yisra'el, and are come forth out of the waters of Yehudah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Yisra'el, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
but you turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and you brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.
and you shall swear, As the LORD lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Ba`al, and walk after other gods that you have not known,
*'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molekh; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people because he has given of his seed to Molekh, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
The son of the Yisra'eli woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moshe. His mother's name was Shelomit, the daughter of Divri, of the tribe of Dan.
or has found that which was lost, and dealt falsely therein, and swearing to a lie; in any of all these things that a man does, sinning therein;
Then he said to me, *This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on the one side; and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to it on the other side.
I will cause it to go out,* says the LORD of Armies, *and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the midst of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.*
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don't fear me,* says the LORD of Armies.
*You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your *yes* be *yes,* and your *no,* *no;* so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.