Leviticus 19:12

And ye shall not swear. — This corresponds with the third commandment of the Decalogue (Exodus 20:7).

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹² And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Leviticus 19:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Leviticus 19:12