7'Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.


In Context

4 Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, or any likeness which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth.

5 Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, am a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third generation, and on the fourth, of those hating Me,

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

7 'Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

8 'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;

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

Exodus 20:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:7Thou 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

20:7"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

20:7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:7Thou 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

20:7Thou 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

20:7Thou 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

20:7Thou 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

20:7|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

20:7You 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.