or by lying about something that has been lost and swearing that you did not find it.

"Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.

" 'Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.

They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost.

it will be right for you to swear by my name. Then all the nations will ask me to bless them, and they will praise me."

You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.

The LORD Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins."

The LORD Almighty says, "I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners---against all who do not respect me.

"You have also heard that people were told in the past, 'Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.'

But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne;

Above all, my friends, do not use an oath when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Say only "Yes" when you mean yes, and "No" when you mean no, and then you will not come under God's judgment.

Do not hand over any of your children to be used in the worship of the god Molech, because that would bring disgrace on the name of God, the LORD.

(SEE 24:10)

Then tell the people of Israel that anyone who curses God must suffer the consequences

and be put to death. Any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel who curses the LORD shall be stoned to death by the whole community.

Wherever they went, they brought disgrace on my holy name, because people would say, 'These are the people of the LORD, but they had to leave his land.'

"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.