Leviticus 19:12
Don't swear oaths in my name that are not true, otherwise you defame the character of your God. I am the Lord.
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11Don't steal. Don't lie. Don't deceive each other.
13Don't cheat others or rob them. Don't refuse to pay wages due to workers until the morning.
Cross References
Leviticus 6:3You may have found property someone lost, and you lied and made false statements about it, or you have sinned in other ways that people do in such situations.
Leviticus 20:3I will disown them and expel them from their people, because by sacrificing their children to Molech they have polluted my sanctuary and disgraced my reputation.
Leviticus 24:15Tell the Israelites that anyone who curses their God will be punished for their sin.
Psalms 15:4They reject people the Lord has rejected, but honor those who follow the Lord. They keep their promises even when it's hard to do. They don't change their minds.
Jeremiah 4:2and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the nations will be blessed by me, and they will praise me.
Jeremiah 7:9Are you really going to continue stealing, murdering, committing adultery, and lying, burning incense to Baal, and worshiping other gods that you know nothing about,
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:12-19
11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him : the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord . 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the… Read the whole commentary →