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Exodus 20:7

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Exodus 20:7 — Meaning and Application

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King James Version

" 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

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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

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

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.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

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From This Chapter

Exodus 20:1

"And God spake all these words, saying,"

Exodus 20:2

"I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."

Exodus 20:3

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Exodus 20:4

"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 the earth:"

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"

Exodus 20:6

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

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