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"Thou shalt not take the name of the L ORD thy God in vain" (KJV; also "You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God" and variants, Hebrew: לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת-שֵׁם-ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא, romanized: Lōʾ t̲iśśāʾ ʾet̲-šēm-ʾăd̲ōnāi ʾĕlōhêk̲ā laššāwəʾ) is the second or third (depending on numbering) of God's Ten ...
"Thou Shalt Not Make Unto Thee Any Graven Image - Any Likeness of Anything in Heaven Above, Nor in the Earth Beneath, Nor in the Water Under the Earth" 2:31: 5. "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain" 2:26: 6. "Thou Shalt Keep Holy the Sabbath Day" 2:05: 7. "Thou Shalt Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother" 2:21: 8. "Thou Shalt Not ...
The second: "Thou shalt have no strange gods before me," corresponds to the seventh: "Thou shalt not commit adultery," for conjugal faithlessness is as grave a sin as idolatry, which is faithlessness to God. The third commandment: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain," corresponds to the eighth: "Thou shalt not steal," for stealing ...
Several alternatives to the Ten Commandments have been promulgated by different persons and groups, which intended to improve on the lists of laws known as the Ten Commandments that appear in the Bible. Lists of these kinds exist in many different cultures and times. They are sometimes given names – for example, the Hindu Yamas.
The preface of the Law-maker: ’’I am the Lord thy God,’’ v. 2. Herein, 1. God asserts his own authority to enact this law in general: "I am the Lord who command thee all that follows." 2. He proposes himself as the sole object of that religious worship which is enjoined in the first four of the commandments.
t. e. " Thou shalt have no other gods before Me " (Hebrew: לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל פָּנָי, romanized: Lōʾ yihyeh lək̲ā ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm ʿal pānāi) is one, or part of one depending on the numbering tradition used, of the Ten Commandments found in the Hebrew Bible at Exodus 20 ...
Commandment. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the L ORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto ...
2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. The sanctity of speech Names as fundamental to identity and moral choice; the importance of one's word in human life. 3. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. The sanctity of time Time designations (holidays, day/night etc.) as repositories of meaning 4. Honor thy father and thy ...