Deuteronomy 5:11
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine.”
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Deuteronomy 5:11 Context
9Thou shalt not bow downe thy selfe vnto them, nor serue them: for I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers vpon the children, vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10And shewing mercy vnto thousands, of them that loue me, and keepe my commandements. 11Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not holde him guiltlesse that taketh his name in vaine. 12Keepe the Sabbath day to sanctifie it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. 13Sixe dayes thou shalt labour, and doe all thy worke.
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Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- King James Version
'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- New American Standard Version (1995)