Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not swear by the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not acquit him who shall swear by His Name falsely.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
10But doing good unto (thousands of) generations of those who love Me, and keep My commandments.
12Keep the day of Shabbatha to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
Cross References
Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not swear in the name of the Lord thy God vainly; for the Lord will not acquit him who sweareth in His Name with falsity.
Deuteronomy 6:13Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve before Him, and swear by His Name.
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 →