Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
12Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as LORD thy God commanded thee.
Cross References
Exodus 20:7Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 6:13Thou shall fear LORD thy God, and him thou shall serve, and shall swear by his name.
Jeremiah 4:2And thou shall swear, As LORD lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. And the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him they shall glory.
James 5:12But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23
6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →