Leviticus 24:16
And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
15And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.
17And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.
Cross References
Exodus 20:7You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord
1 Kings 21:10And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.
Psalms 74:18Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.
Matthew 12:31So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
Mark 3:28Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
John 10:33This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:11-23
The Blasphemy of Shelomith's Son; The Punishment of Shelomith's Son. ( b. c. 1490.) 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord , and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind… Read the whole commentary →