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Ex. 20:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

Thou shalt not take the namep of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltlessq that taketh his name in vain.

Lev. 19:12• ¹²And ye shall not swear by my name falsely and profane the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah. (Lev. 19:12)

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Deut. 28:58• ⁵⁸If thou wilt not take heed to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, to fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH THY GOD; (Deut. 28:58)

Lev. 24:16• ¹⁶And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah shall certainly be put to death: all the assembly shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger as the homeborn, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death. (Lev. 24:16)

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Psa. 139:20• ²⁰For they speak of thee with evil intent,{HR}And take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies. (Psa. 139:20)

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Lev. 19:12• ¹²And ye shall not swear by my name falsely and profane the name of thy God; I [am] Jehovah. (Lev. 19:12)

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Lev. 24:11‑16• ¹¹And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses (and his mother's name [was] Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan).
¹²And they placed him in ward, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.
¹³And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
¹⁴Lead the blasphemer outside the camp; and all that heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and the whole assembly shall stone him.
¹⁵And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, Every one when he curseth his God shall bear his sin.
¹⁶And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah shall certainly be put to death: all the assembly shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger as the homeborn, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death. (Lev. 24:11‑16)

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Deut. 5:11• ¹¹Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. (Deut. 5:11)

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Psa. 50:14‑16• ¹⁴Sacrifice unto God thanksgiving{HR}And pay unto the Most High thy vows;
¹⁵And call upon me in the day of trouble:{HR}I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
¹⁶And to the wicked God saith,{HR}What [is it] to thee , to declare my statutes,{HR}And take my covenant into thy mouth? (Psa. 50:14‑16)

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Prov. 30:9• ⁹Lest I be full and deny [thee],{HR}And say, Who is Jehovah?{HR}Or lest I be poor and steal,{HR}And outrage the name of my God. (Prov. 30:9)

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Jer. 4:2• ²—and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, As Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (Jer. 4:2)

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Matt. 5:33‑37• ³³Again ye heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt render to the Lord thine oaths.
³⁴But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is God's throne;
³⁵nor by the earth, for it is his feet's footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the great King's city.
³⁶Nor shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
³⁷But let your word be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what exceedeth these is of evil. (Matt. 5:33‑37)

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Matt. 23:16‑22• ¹⁶Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
¹⁷Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.
¹⁹[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
²⁰He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.
²¹And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
²²And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it. (Matt. 23:16‑22)

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Matt. 26:63‑64• ⁶³But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.
⁶⁴Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. (Matt. 26:63‑64)

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2 Cor. 1:23• ²³But I call God as witness upon my soul, that to spare you I came not yet unto Corinth; (2 Cor. 1:23)

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Heb. 6:16‑17• ¹⁶For men, indeed, swear by the greater, and to them the oath for confirmation [is] an end of all dispute.
¹⁷Wherein God willing to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, (Heb. 6:16‑17)

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James 5:12• ¹²But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and nay nay, lest ye fall under judgment. (James 5:12)

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Josh. 2:12,17• ¹²Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a certain sign,
¹⁷And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. (Josh. 2:12,17)

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Josh. 9:20• ²⁰This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them. (Josh. 9:20)

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2 Sam. 21:1‑2• ¹And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
²And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them, (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them, and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah) (2 Sam. 21:1‑2)

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1 Kings 2:9• ⁹And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood. (1 Kings 2:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

Thou shalt not idlyb utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idlyb uttereth his name.

JND Translation Notes

Or "for an untruth."

W. Kelly Translation

Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)