Leviticus 19:12

In 11 translations

BSB

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

KJV

¶ And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

WEB

“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

ASV

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

LSV

And you do not swear by My Name for falsehood, or you have defiled the Name of your God; I [am] YHWH.

YLT

'And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.

DBY

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.Elohim

DRC

Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord.

GNV

Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

JPS

And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

LXXE

And ye shall not swear unjustly by my name, and ye shall not profane the holy name of your God: I am the Lord your God.

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WLC

וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְע֥וּ בִשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ οὐκ ὀμεῖσθε τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπʼ ἀδίκῳ, καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσετε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν· ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.

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• Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
• Deuteronomy 5:11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
• Leviticus 18:21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
• Leviticus 6:3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
• James 5:12Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
• Matthew 5:33–34Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
• Leviticus 24:11The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
• Leviticus 24:15–16And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin. Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him,…
• Ezekiel 36:20–23And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ But I had concern for My holy name, which the house…
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of…
• Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
• Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
• Zechariah 5:4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and…
• Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

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