11'Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.


In Context

8 Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which is in the heavens above, and which is in the earth beneath, and which is in the waters under the earth;

9 thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third generation, and on a fourth, to those hating Me;

10 and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.

11 'Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.

12 Observe the day of the sabbath — to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

13 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

Deuteronomy 5:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:11"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11Thou 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:11|You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.