King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 5:11
“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.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 5
9
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
10
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
11
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.
12
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
13
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
About Deuteronomy
Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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