Exodus 20:7
You must not take the name of Yahweh your God, in vain, for I will not hold guiltless anyone who takes my name in vain.
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6But I show covenant faithfulness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
8Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart to me.
Cross References
Genesis 27:20Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God brought it to me.”
Leviticus 24:11The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the name of Yahweh and cursed God, so the people brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.
Deuteronomy 5:11You will not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.
Joshua 2:12Now then, please swear to me by Yahweh that, just as I have been kind to you, you will also deal kindly with my father's house. Give me a sure sign
Joshua 9:20This is what we will do to them: To avoid any wrath that may come on us because of the oath we swore to them, we will let them live.”
1 Kings 2:9Now therefore do not let him go free from punishment. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. You will bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.”
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12
The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto 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 water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →