- Bible
- Leviticus
- Chapter 19
- Verse 12
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely,.... Or "to a falsehood" (x), to any of the above cases; as that a man has not the deposit of another's in his hands, when he has; or that such a man owes him…
Lev 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Lev 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion of might into right. In Lev 19:13 “defraud” should rather be, oppress.
We are taught here,
I. To be honest and true in all our dealings, Lev 19:11. God, who has appointed every man's property by his providence, forbids by his law the invading of that appointment, either…
Precepts analogous to those in the Decalogue and expressed in 2nd pers. plur. (except the last).
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