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Leviticus 19:12

Leviticus 19:12
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Leviticus 19:11-13

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.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 19:11-18

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Leviticus 19:11-12

Precepts analogous to those in the Decalogue and expressed in 2nd pers. plur. (except the last).