Leviticus 19:12
And ye shall not swear by My Shem lasheker (falsely), neither shalt thou commit Chillul ha-shem Eloheicha; I am Hashem.
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Leviticus 6:3And the kohen shall put on his linen tunic, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his basar, and remove the ashes which the eish hath consumed with the olah (burnt offering) on the Mizbe'ach, and he shall put them beside the Mizbe'ach.
Leviticus 20:3And I will set My face against that ish, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his zera unto Molech, to make tamei My Mikdash, and to commit chillul Hashem against Shem Kodshi (My Holy Name).
Leviticus 24:15And thou shalt speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, saying, Whosoever curseth Elohav shall bear his chet.
Psalms 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is despicable; 1 but he honoreth them that fear Hashem. 1 He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 1
Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, Chai Hashem (as surely as HASHEM lives), 1 in emes, in mishpat, and in tzedakah; 1 and the Goyim shall bless themselves in Him, 1 and in Him shall they glory. 1
Jeremiah 7:9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear l'sheker (falsely), and burn ketoret unto Ba'al, and walk after elohim acherim whom ye know not;
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 →