Exodus 20:7
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.
World English Bible (Public Domain)
In context
Before · Exodus 20:5–6
5you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.
Notes and cross references in the WEB
- FootnoteLORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
- Footnoteor, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain