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Leviticus 19:12 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 19 · verse 12
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.Leviticus 19:12 · King James Version
Leviticus 19:12 in context
10And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- falselysheqeran untruthH8267 →
- profanechâlalproperly, to boreH2490 →
- swearshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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We are taught here, I. To be honest and true in all our dealings, Lev 19:11. God, who has appointed every man's property by his providence, forbids by his law the invading of that appointment, either by downright theft, You shall not steal, or by fraudulent dealing, "You shall not cheat, or deal falsely." Whatever we…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-18