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Exodus 20:7
“ You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
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Deuteronomy 5:11
You must not make use of the name of the LORD your God for worthless purposes, for the LORD will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.
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Leviticus 18:21
You must not give any of your children as an offering to Molech, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD!
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Matthew 5:33-34
“ Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘ Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
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James 5:12
And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be yes and your“ No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
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Leviticus 24:11
The Israelite woman’s son misused the Name and cursed, so they brought him to Moses.( Now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
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Leviticus 6:3
or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin–
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Zechariah 5:4
“ I will send it out,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”
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Leviticus 24:15-16
Moreover, you are to tell the Israelites,‘ If any man curses his God he will bear responsibility for his sin,and one who misuses the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must surely stone him, whether he is a foreigner or a native citizen; when he misuses the Name he must be put to death.
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Jeremiah 7:9
You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.
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Malachi 3:5
“ I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD who rules over all.
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Ezekiel 36:20-23
But when they arrived in the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name. It was said of them,‘ These are the people of the LORD, yet they have departed from his land.’I was concerned for my holy reputation which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they went.“ Therefore say to the house of Israel,‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation which you profaned among the nations where you went.I will magnify my great name that has been profaned among the nations, that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the sovereign LORD, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.
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Jeremiah 4:2
You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘ As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”
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Psalms 15:4
He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.