Exodus 20:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 20:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 20:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 20:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.”

Exodus 20:7 — World English Bible

Exodus 20:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”

Exodus 20:7 — American Standard Version

Exodus 20:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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.”

Exodus 20:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 20:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thyGod; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.”

Exodus 20:7 — Darby Translation

Exodus 20:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.”

Exodus 20:7 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 20:7 in Context — Exodus 20

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 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;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 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.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

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What Does Exodus 20:7 Mean?

Exodus 20:7 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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