Don't take THE NAME and use it in vain
Prohibition of Oaths
This category is derived from Ex. 20:7, beginning, "You shall not take the
name of the L-rd your G-d in vain..." This includes prohibitions against
perjury, breaking or delaying the performance of vows or promises, and speaking
G-d's name or swearing unnecessarily.
Exo_20:7 Thou shalt not take the
name of YaHWeH thy Elohim in vain; for YaHWeH will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.
Deu_5:11 Thou shalt not take the
name of YaHWeH thy Elohim in vain: for YaHWeH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in
vain.
Pro_30:9 Lest I be full, and deny
thee, and say, Who is YaHWeH? or lest I be poor, and
steal, and take the name of my Elohim in vain.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called
his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of YaHWeH. Genesis
4:26
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of
Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the
west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto YaHWeH, and called
upon the name of YaHWeH. Genesis 12:8
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the
first: and there Abram called on the name of YaHWeH. Genesis 13:4
And she called the name of YaHWeH that spake unto her, Thou
Elohim seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Genesis
16:13
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba,
and called there on the name of YaHWeH, the everlasting Elohim. Genesis
21:33
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of
YaHWeH, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Genesis
26:25
Thou shalt not take the name of YaHWeH thy Elohim in vain; for
YaHWeH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Exodus
20:7
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and
I will proclaim the name of YaHWeH before thee; and will be gracious to whom I
will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. Exodus
33:19
And YaHWeH descended in the cloud, and stood with him there,
and proclaimed the name of YaHWeH. Exodus 34:5
And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name
of
YaHWeH, and cursed. And they brought him unto
Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the
daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) Leviticus 24:11
And he that blasphemeth the name of YaHWeH, he shall surely be
put to death, and all the congregation shall
certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when
he blasphemeth the name of YaHWeH, shall be put to death.
Leviticus
24:16
Thou shalt not take the name of YaHWeH thy Elohim in vain: for
YaHWeH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in
vain. Deuteronomy 5:11
For YaHWeH thy Elohim hath chosen him out of all thy tribes,
to stand to minister in the name of YaHWeH, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy
18:5
Then he shall minister in the name of YaHWeH his Elohim, as
all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there
before YaHWeH. Deuteronomy 18:7
When a prophet speaketh in the name of YaHWeH, if the thing
follow not, nor come to pass, that is the
thing which YaHWeH hath not spoken, but the
prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Deuteronomy
18:22
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them
YaHWeH thy Elohim hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of
YaHWeH; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be
tried: Deuteronomy 21:5
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by
the name of YaHWeH; and they shall be afraid of thee. Deuteronomy 28:10
Because I will publish the name of YaHWeH: ascribe ye
greatness unto our Elohim. Deuteronomy 32:3
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants
are come because of the name of YaHWeH thy Elohim: for we have heard the fame of
him, and all that he did in Egypt, Joshua 9:9
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a
sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
YaHWeH of hosts, the Elohim of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
1 Samuel
17:45
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have
sworn both of us in the name of YaHWeH, saying, YaHWeH be between me and thee,
and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and
Jonathan went into the city. 1 Samuel 20:42
And David arose, and went with all the people that
were with him from Baale of Judah, to
bring up from thence the ark of Elohim, whose name is called by the name of
YaHWeH of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
2 Samuel
6:2
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt
offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of YaHWeH of
hosts. 2
Samuel 6:18
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was
no house built unto the name of YaHWeH, until those days. 1 Kings 3:2
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house
unto the name of YaHWeH his Elohim for the wars which were about him on every
side, until YaHWeH put them under the soles of his feet. 1 Kings 5:3
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of
YaHWeH my Elohim, as YaHWeH spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I
will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
1 Kings
5:5
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house
for the name of YaHWeH Elohim of Israel. 1 Kings 8:17
And YaHWeH hath performed his word that he spake, and I am
risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as
YaHWeH promised, and have built an house for the name of YaHWeH Elohim of
Israel. 1
Kings 8:20
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
concerning the name of YaHWeH, she came to prove him with hard questions.
1 Kings
10:1
And call ye on the name of your Elohims, and I will call on
the name of YaHWeH: and the Elohim that answereth by fire, let him be Elohim.
And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 1 Kings 18:24
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of YaHWeH:
and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of
seed. 1
Kings 18:32
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee
that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in
the name of YaHWeH? 1 Kings 22:16
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the
name of YaHWeH. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them. 2 Kings 2:24
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I
thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of
YaHWeH his Elohim, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
2 Kings
5:11
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings
and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of YaHWeH.
1
Chronicles 16:2
And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the
name of YaHWeH. 1 Chronicles 21:19
And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build an house unto the name of YaHWeH my Elohim: 1 Chronicles 22:7
Now set your heart and your soul to seek YaHWeH your Elohim;
arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of YaHWeH Elohim, to bring the ark
of the covenant of YaHWeH, and the holy vessels of Elohim, into the house that
is to be built to the name of YaHWeH. 1 Chronicles
22:19
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of
YaHWeH, and an house for his kingdom. 2 Chronicles 2:1
Behold, I build an house to the name of YaHWeH my Elohim, to
dedicate it to him, and to
burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the
burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and
on the solemn feasts of YaHWeH our Elohim. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 2 Chronicles 2:4
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house
for the name of YaHWeH Elohim of Israel. 2 Chronicles 6:7
YaHWeH therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken:
for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of
Israel, as YaHWeH promised, and have built the house for the name of YaHWeH
Elohim of Israel. 2 Chronicles 6:10
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee
that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of YaHWeH? 2 Chronicles
18:15
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his
Elohim, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of YaHWeH
Elohim of Israel, behold, they are written in the
book of the kings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 33:18
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked
shall I return thither: YaHWeH gave, and YaHWeH hath taken away; blessed be the
name of YaHWeH. Job 1:21
I will praise YaHWeH according to his righteousness: and will
sing praise to the name of YaHWeH most high. Psalms 7:17
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses:
but we will remember the name of YaHWeH our Elohim. Psalms 20:7
So the heathen shall fear the name of YaHWeH, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory. Psalms 102:15
To declare the name of YaHWeH in Zion, and his praise in
Jerusalem; Psalms 102:21
Praise ye YaHWeH. Praise, O ye servants of YaHWeH, praise the
name of YaHWeH. Psalms 113:1
Blessed be the name of YaHWeH from this time forth and for
evermore. Psalms 113:2
Then called I upon the name of YaHWeH; O LORD, I beseech thee,
deliver my soul. Psalms 116:4
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of
YaHWeH. Psalms 116:13
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will
call upon the name of YaHWeH. Psalms 116:17
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of YaHWeH will
I destroy them. Psalms 118:10
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in
the name of YaHWeH I will destroy them. Psalms 118:11
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the
fire of thorns: for in the name of YaHWeH I will destroy them. Psalms
118:12
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of
YaHWeH: we have blessed you out of the house of YaHWeH. Psalms 118:26
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of YaHWeH, unto the
testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of YaHWeH. Psalms
122:4
Our help is in the name of YaHWeH, who made
heaven and earth. Psalms 124:8
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of YaHWeH
be upon you: we bless you in the name
of YaHWeH. Psalms 129:8
Praise ye YaHWeH. Praise ye the name of YaHWeH; praise
him, O ye servants of YaHWeH.
Psalms
135:1
Let them praise the name of YaHWeH: for he commanded, and they
were created. Psalms
148:5
Let them praise the name of YaHWeH: for his name alone is
excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Psalms
148:13
The name of YaHWeH is a
strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10
In that time shall the present be brought unto YaHWeH of hosts
of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their
beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the
rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of YaHWeH of hosts, the mount
Zion. Isaiah 18:7
Wherefore glorify ye YaHWeH in the fires, even the name of YaHWeH Elohim of
Israel in the isles of the sea. Isaiah 24:15
Behold, the name of YaHWeH cometh from far, burning
with his anger, and the burden
thereof
is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and
his tongue as a devouring fire: Isaiah 30:27
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name
of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the
name of YaHWeH, and make mention of the Elohim of Israel, but not
in truth, nor in righteousness. Isaiah 48:1
Who is among you that feareth YaHWeH, that
obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in
darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of YaHWeH, and stay upon
his Elohim. Isaiah
50:10
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to YaHWeH,
to serve him, and to love the name of YaHWeH, to be his servants, every one that
keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isaiah
56:6
So shall they fear the name of YaHWeH from the west, and his
glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the
Spirit of YaHWeH shall lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish
first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto
the name of YaHWeH thy Elohim, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath
glorified thee. Isaiah 60:9
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of YaHWeH;
and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of YaHWeH, to
Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil
heart. Jeremiah 3:17
Therefore thus saith YaHWeH of the men of Anathoth, that seek
thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of YaHWeH, that thou die not by our
hand: Jeremiah 11:21
Why hast thou prophesied in the name of YaHWeH, saying, This
house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an
inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of
YaHWeH. Jeremiah 26:9
Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and
to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath
spoken to us in the name of YaHWeH our Elohim. Jeremiah 26:16
And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of
YaHWeH, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this
city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: Jeremiah
26:20
As
for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in
the name of YaHWeH, we will not hearken unto thee. Jeremiah 44:16
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the
name of YaHWeH your Elohim, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people
shall never be ashamed. Joel 2:26
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of YaHWeH shall be delivered: for in mount Zion
and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as YaHWeH hath said, and in the remnant
whom YaHWeH shall call. Joel 2:32
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him,
to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that
is by the sides of the house,
Is
there yet any with thee? and he
shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention
of the name of YaHWeH. Amos 6:10
For all people will walk every one in the name of his Elohim,
and we will walk in the name of YaHWeH our Elohim for ever and ever.
Micah
4:5
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of YaHWeH, in the
majesty of the name of YaHWeH his Elohim; and they shall abide: for now shall he
be great unto the ends of the earth. Micah 5:4
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they
may all call upon the name of YaHWeH, to serve him with one consent.
Zephaniah
3:9
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor
people, and they shall trust in the name of YaHWeH. Zephaniah 3:12
And it shall come to pass, that
when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall
say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of YaHWeH:
and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he
prophesieth. Zechariah
13:3
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he
that cometh in the name of YaHWeH; Hosanna in the highest. Matthew 21:9
For I say unto
you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say,
Blessed is
he that
cometh in the name of YaHWeH. Matthew 23:39
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
YaHWeH: Mark 11:9
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David,
that cometh in the name of YaHWeH: Hosanna in the highest. Mark 11:10
Behold, your
house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me,
until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of
YaHWeH. Luke 13:35
Saying, Blessed be the King that
cometh in the name of YaHWeH: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luke
19:38
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and
cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in
the name of YaHWeH. John 12:13
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of YaHWeH shall be saved. Acts 2:21
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were
baptized in the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua.) Acts 8:16
And he spake boldly in the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua, and
disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. Acts
9:29
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of YaHWeH.
Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. Acts 10:48
When they heard this, they were
baptized in the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua. Acts 19:5
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them
to call over them which had evil spirits the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua, saying, We
adjure you by Yah'shua whom Paul preacheth. Acts 19:13
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at
Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua was
magnified. Acts 19:17
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine
heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the
name of YaHWeH Yah'shua. Acts 21:13
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash
away thy sins, calling on the name of YaHWeH. Acts 22:16
For whosoever shall call upon the name of YaHWeH shall be
saved. Romans 10:13
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are
sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua, and by the
Spirit of our Elohim. 1 Corinthians 6:11
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all
in the name of YaHWeH Yah'shua, giving thanks to Elohim and the Father by him.
Colossians
3:17
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name
of YaHWeH, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
James
5:10
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the
church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of
YaHWeH: James 5:14