Exo 20:7, Lev 26:16, 20, 1Sa 25:21, Psa 39:6, 73:13, Ecc 5:2-7 | ESV | STEP | You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain , for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain .

Exodus 20:7

7 ^a“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Leviticus 26:16

16 then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with ^bwasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And ^cyou shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Leviticus 26:20

20 And ^dyour strength shall be spent in vain, for ^eyour land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

1 Samuel 25:21

21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, ^fso that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has ^greturned me evil for good.

Psalms 39:6

6 Surely a man ^hgoes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing ^{▼▼Hebrew Surely as a breath} they are in turmoil;
man ^jheaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

Psalms 73:13

13 All in vain have I ^kkept my heart clean
and ^lwashed my hands in innocence.

Ecclesiastes 5:2-7

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore ⁿlet your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with ^omany words.

4 When ^pyou vow a vow to God, ^qdo not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. ^rPay what you vow. 5 ^sIt is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Let not your mouth lead you ^{▼▼Hebrew your flesh} into sin, and do not say before ^uthe messenger ^{▼▼Or angel} that it was ^wa mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)} but ^{▼▼Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but} ^zGod is the one you must fear.