12 And you shall not (A)swear by My name falsely, (B)nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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(A)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord (B)will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

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11 (A)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him [a]guiltless who takes His name in vain.

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  1. Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent

21 And you shall not let any of your descendants (A)pass through (B)the fire to (C)Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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12 But above all, my brethren, (A)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into [a]judgment.

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  1. James 5:12 M hypocrisy

or if he (A)has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and (B)swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins:

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Jesus Forbids Oaths

33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (E)God’s throne;

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  1. Matthew 5:33 ancient times

15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God (A)shall [a]bear his sin. 16 And whoever (B)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.

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  1. Leviticus 24:15 be responsible for

11 And the Israelite woman’s son (A)blasphemed the name of the Lord and (B)cursed; and so they (C)brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

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And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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“I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the (A)thief
And the house of (B)the one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume (C)it, with its timber and stones.”

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20 When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they (A)profaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’ 21 But I had concern (B)for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, (C)but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am (D)hallowed in you before their eyes.

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(A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(B)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (D)glory.”

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  1. Jeremiah 4:2 justice

(A)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (B)swears to his own hurt and does not change;

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(A)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (B)walk after other gods whom you do not know,

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