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Leviticus 19:12

WEB

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

KJV

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

BSB

12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

FBV

12Don't swear oaths in my name that are not true, otherwise you defame the character[+] of your God. I am the Lord.


Extra References

Exodus 20:7

7You shall not misuse the name of the LORD[+] your God,[+] for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.


Deuteronomy 5:11

11You shall not misuse the name of the LORD[+] your God;[+] for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.


Leviticus 18:21

21“‘You shall not give any of your children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.


James 5:12

12But above all things, my brothers, don’t swearnot by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let youryesbeyes”, and yourno”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.


Leviticus 6:3

3or has found that which was lost, and lied about it, and swearing to a lie—in any of these things that a man sins in his actions—


Matthew 5:33-34

33Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’34but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;


Leviticus 24:11

11The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.


Leviticus 24:15-16

15You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16He who blasphemes the LORD’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.


Malachi 3:5

5I will come near to you to judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, 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.


Psalms 15:4

4in 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;